Euspondylus nellycarrillae

Euspondylus nellycarrillae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Euspondylus
Species:
E. nellycarrillae
Binomial name
Euspondylus nellycarrillae

Euspondylus nellycarrillae is a species of lizard in the subfamily Cercosaurinae of the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, nellycarrillae, is in honor of Peruvian herpetologist Nelly Carrillo de Espinoza.[3]: 188 

Geographic distribution

Euspondylus nellycarrillae is found in Huánuco Region, Peru.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Euspondylus nellycarrillae is forest, at elevations of 2,480–3,100 m (8,140–10,170 ft).[1]

Reproduction

Euspondylus nellycarrillae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lehr, E.; Torres, C.; Suárez, J.; Venegas, P. (2019). "Euspondylus nellycarrillae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T48280305A48280333.en. Accessed on 17 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Euspondylus nellycarrillae 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

  • Köhler, G.; Lehr, E. (2004). "Comments on Euspondylus and Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru, with the Description of Three New Species and a Key to the Peruvian Species". Herpetologica. 60 (4): 501–518. (Euspondylus nellycarrillae, new species).