Cercosaura steyeri

Cercosaura steyeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Cercosaura
Species:
C. steyeri
Binomial name
Cercosaura steyeri
(Tedesco, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Pantodactylus steyeri
    Tedesco, 1998
  • Cercosaura steyeri
    — Bérnils et al., 2007

Cercosaura steyeri is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, steyeri, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Ligia Steyer Krause.

Geographic range

C. steyeri is found in Mercedes Department, Corrientes Province, Argentina.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of C. steyeri is savanna, at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft)

Reproduction

C. steyeri is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2017). "Cercosaura steyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T44578581A44578587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44578581A44578587.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cercosaura steyeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2019.
  3. ↑ 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 steyeri, p. 254).

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