Alopoglossus myersi
| Alopoglossus myersi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus |
| Species: | A. myersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Alopoglossus myersi (Harris, 1994)
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Alopoglossus myersi is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae.[2] The species is native to southern Central America and northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetoloist Charles William Myers.[3]: 186
Geographic distribution
Alopoglossus myersi is found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Alopoglossus myersi is forest, at elevations of 800–1,300 m (2,600–4,300 ft).[1]
Behavior
Alopoglossus myersi is diurnal and terrestrial, foraging in the leaf litter of the forest.[1]
Reproduction
Alopoglossus myersi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo, C.; Arredondo, J.C. (2014). "Alopoglossus myersi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T29411A2789932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T29411A2789932.en. Downloaded on 05 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Alopoglossus myersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Harris, D.M. (1994). "A Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs. 8: 226–275. (Ptychoglossus myersi, new species, p. 250).
- Hernández-Morales, C.; Sturaro, M.J.; Nunes, P.M.S.; Lotzkat, S.; Peloso, P.L. (2020). "A species-level total evidence phylogeny of the microteiid lizard family Alopoglossidae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidea)". Cladistics. 36 (3): 301–321. (Alopoglossus myersi, new combination).
- Köhler, G. (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas. Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. ISBN 3-9806214-0-5. 158 pp. (Ptychoglossus myersi, p. 104). (in German).
- Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R.; Souza, S.M. (2016). "First record of Leposoma caparensis from Colombia, with confirmation of the presence of Ptychoglossus myersi and P. plicatus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Salamandra. 52 (1): 53–57.