Cercosaura oshaughnessyi

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Cercosaura
Species:
C. oshaughnessyi
Binomial name
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
(Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi
    Boulenger, 885
  • Euspondylus oshaughnessyi
    — Cunha, 1961
  • Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi
    — Vanzolini, 1972
  • Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
    — Torres-Carvajal et al., 2015

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, also known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard and lagarto-da-terra in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet.

Geographic distribution

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi is found in Brazil (Acre, Amapá, western Amazonas), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and northern Peru.

Reproduction

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cercosaura oshaughnessyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, p. 197).

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