Proctoporus_unsaacae

<i>Proctoporus unsaacae</i>

Proctoporus unsaacae

Species of lizard

Proctoporus unsaacae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Peru.

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Etymology

The specific name, unsaacae, is in honor of the herpetological research group at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad de Cusco (UNSAAC).[2][3]

Geographic range

P. unsaacae is found in the Department of Cuzco, Peru.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. unsaacae is shrubland, at altitudes of 3,152–3,700 m (10,341–12,139 ft).[1]

Reproduction

P. unsaacae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Perez, J.; Aguilar, C. (2016). "Proctoporus unsaacae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48283758A48283767. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48283758A48283767.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Proctoporus unsaacae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 August 2019.
  3. [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. (Proctoporus unsaacae, p. 270).

Further reading

  • Doan TM, Castoe TA (2003). "Using Morphological and Molecular Evidence to Infer Species Boundaries within Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetologica 59 (3): 432–449. (Proctoporus unsaacae, new species).
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