Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi

Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
Three photos of a juvenile male Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
A juvenile male Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi (anadia mcdiarmidi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Oreosaurus
Species:
O. mcdiarmidi
Binomial name
Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
(Kok & Rivas, 2011)
Synonyms
  • Anadia mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas, 2011

Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Chimantá Massif in Venezuela. It is named for Roy W. McDiarmid, American herpetologist, "for his contribution to the knowledge of the Pantepui herpetofauna".

References

  1. 1 2 Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. 2016. Anadia mcdiarmidi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44578204A44578206. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578204A44578206.en. Downloaded on 31 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 Kok, Philippe; Rivas, Gilson A. (2011). "A new species of Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Venezuelan "Lost World", northern South America". European Journal of Taxonomy (3): 1–18. doi:10.5852/ejt.2011.3.
  3. 1 2 Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 July 2019.