Holcosus niceforoi
| Holcosus niceforoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Holcosus |
| Species: | H. niceforoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Holcosus niceforoi (Dunn, 1943)
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Holcosus niceforoi is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, niceforoi, is in honor of missionary Brother Nicéforo María, born Antoine Rouhaire in France, who established a natural history museum in Medellín, Colombia.[3]: 190
Geographic distribution
Holcosus niceforoi is found in central Colombia, in Cundinamarca Department[1] and Tolima Department.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Holcosus niceforoi is forest or savanna, at elevations of 225–1,300 m (738–4,265 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed habitats including cultivated fields, gardens, roadsides, and trash dumps.[1]
Behavior
Holcosus niceforoi is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
Holcosus niceforoi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Ines Hladki A, Ramírez Pinilla M, Renjifo J, Urbina N (2015). "Holcosus niceforoi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44579579A115389086. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579579A44579582.en. Downloaded on 30 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d Holcosus niceforoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 June 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
- Dunn, E.R. (1943). "A New Race of Ameiva festiva from Colombia". Notulae Naturae of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 126: 1–2. (Ameiva festiva niceforoi, new subspecies).
- Echternacht, A.C. (1970). "Taxonomic and Ecological Notes on Some Middle and South American Lizards of the Genus Ameiva (Teiidae)". Breviora (354): 1–9. (Ameiva niceforoi, accorded species status, pp. 2–3, Figure 1A).
- Harvey, M.B.; Ugueto, G.N.; Gutberlet, R.L. Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa. 3459: 1–156. (Holcosus niceforoi, new combination).