Wilsonosaura

Wilsonosaura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Wilsonosaura
Lehr, Moravec & von May, 2019
Species:
W. josyi
Binomial name
Wilsonosaura josyi
(G. Köhler, 2003)
Synonyms
  • Euspondylus josyi
    G. Köhler, 2003
  • Wisonosaura josyi
    — Lehr, Moravec & von May, 2019

Wilsonosaura josyi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species, which is endemic to Peru, is monotypic in the genus Wilsonosaura.

Etymology

The specific name, josyi, is in honor of Franz-Josef "Josy" Hans.

Geographic range

W. josyi is found in central Peru, in Department of Junín.

Habitat

The holotype of W. josyi was collected at an altitude of 2,880 m (9,450 ft), but its preferred natural habitat was not recorded.

Reproduction

W. josyi is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Quiroz Rodriguez, A. (2017). "Wilsonosaura josyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48280225A48280228. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280225A48280228.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Wilsonosaura josyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Euspondylus josei, p. 136).

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