Euspondylus simonsii
Appearance
Euspondylus simonsii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Euspondylus |
Species: | E. simonsii
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Binomial name | |
Euspondylus simonsii Boulenger, 1901
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Euspondylus simonsii, known commonly as Simons's sun tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Peru.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, simonsii, is in honor of American scientific collector Perry O. Simons.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]E. simonsii is found in the Department of Huánuco, Peru.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of E. simonsii is at altitudes of 1,250–1,560 m (4,100–5,120 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Torres, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2017). "Euspondylus simonsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48280420A48280423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280420A48280423.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Euspondylus simonsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4214-0227-7. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1901). "Further Descriptions of new Reptiles collected by Mr. P. O. Simons in Peru and Bolivia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 7: 546–549. (Euspondylus simonsii, new species, p. 549).