Neusticurus tatei

Neusticurus tatei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Neusticurus
Species:
N. tatei
Binomial name
Neusticurus tatei
(C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Arthrosaura tatei
    C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931
  • Neusticurus tatei
    — Uzzell, 1966

Neusticurus tatei, also known commonly as Tate's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, tatei, is in honor of American mammalogist George Henry Hamilton Tate.

Geographic range

N. tatei is found in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. tatei is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,400 m (1,300–4,600 ft).

Reproduction

N. tatei is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 Schargel, W.; García-Pérez, J.E.; Doan, T.; La Marca, E.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Neusticurus tatei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T178516A67511178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178516A67511178.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Neusticurus tatei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 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. (Neusticurus tatei, p. 261).

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