Biology:Euspondylus caideni

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Short description: Species of lizard

Euspondylus caideni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Euspondylus
Species:
E. caideni
Binomial name
Euspondylus caideni
G. Köhler, 2003

Euspondylus caideni is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, caideni, is in honor of Caiden Christopher Vlasimsky (born 2003), the son of a Texan supporter of BIOPAT – Patrons for Biodiversity.[2]

Geographic range

E. caideni is found in Department of Cuzco, Peru.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. caideni is forest, at altitudes of 2,780–2,850 m (9,120–9,350 ft).[3]

Reproduction

E. caideni is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Euspondylus caideni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
  2. 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. (Euspondylus caideni, p. 46).
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Further reading

  • Köhler G (2003). "Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru". Salamandra 39 (1): 5–20. (Euspodylus caideni, new species, pp. 12–17, Figures 4–6). (in English, with an abstract in German, bilingual figure captions).
  • 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.


Wikidata ☰ Q5313399 entry