Cercosaura phelpsorum
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| Cercosaura phelpsorum | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Cercosaura |
| Species: | C. phelpsorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cercosaura phelpsorum (Lancini, 1968)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Cercosaura phelpsorum is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, phelpsorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American ornithologist William H. Phelps Sr. and his family.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]C. phelpsorum is found in the Venezuelan states of Amazonas and Bolívar.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred habitats of C. phelpsorum are rocky areas and grassland, at altitudes of 1,450–2,550 m (4,760–8,370 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]C. phelpsorum is oviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Cercosaura phelpsorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Cercosaura phelpsorum, p. 205).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Doan TM (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 phelpsorum, new combination).
- Lancini AR (1968). "El genero Euspondylus (Sauria: Teiidae) en Venezuela ". Publicaciones Ocasionales del Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas 12: 1–8. (Euspondylus phelpsi, new species). (in Spanish).
- Myers CW, Donnelly MA (1996). "A New Herpetofauna from Cerro Yaví, Venezuela: First Results of the Robert G. Goelet American Museum – Terramar Expedition to the Northwestern Tepuis". American Museum Novitates (3172): 1-56. (Euspondylus phelpsorum, emendation, p. 23; E. goeleti, new species, pp. 23–30, Figures 16–20).
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