Cercosaura eigenmanni
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Cercosaura eigenmanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Cercosaura |
Species: | C. eigenmanni
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Binomial name | |
Cercosaura eigenmanni (Griffin, 1917)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Cercosaura eigenmanni, known commonly as Eigenmann's prionodactylus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America[2]
Etymology
The specific name, eigenmanni, is in honor of German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann.[3]
Geographic range
C. eigenmanni is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.[2]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of C. eigenmanni is forest at altitudes of 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft).[1]
Reproduction
C. eigenmanni is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Aparicio J, Avila-Pires TCS, Moravec J, Perez P (2019). "Cercosaura eigenmanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44578488A44578496. Downloaded on 20 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Cercosaura eigenmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionaery of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cercosaura eigenmanni, p. 81).
Further reading
- Doan, Tiffany M. (2003). "A new phylogenetic classification for the gymnophthalmid genera Cercosaura, Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (1): 101–115. (Cercosaura eigenmanni, new combination).
- Griffin, Lawrence Edmonds (1917). "A List of the South American Lizards of the Carnegie Museum, With Descriptions of Four New Species". Annals of the Carnegie Museum 11: 304-320 + Plates XXXII-XXXV. (Prionodactylus eigenmanni, new species, pp. 316-317 + Plate XXXV).Error: "Q5313612" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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