Biology:Wilsonosaura

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Wilsonosaura josyi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species, which is endemic to Peru, is monotypic in the genus Wilsonosaura.

Etymology

The specific name, josyi, is in honor of Franz-Josef "Josy" Hans.[2]

Geographic range

W. josyi is found in central Peru, in Department of Junín.[3][1]

Habitat

The holotype of W. josyi was collected at an altitude of 2,880 m (9,450 ft), but its preferred natural habitat was not recorded.[3]

Reproduction

W. josyi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilsonosaura josyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Euspondylus josei, p. 136).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named IUCN

Further reading

  • Köhler G (2003). "Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru". Salamandra 39 (1): 5–20. (Euspondylus josyi, new species).
  • 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.
  • Lehr E, Moravec J, von May R (2019). "A new cryptic genus of terrestrial lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of central Peru". Salamandra 56: 1–15. (Wilsonosaura, new genus; W. josyi, new combination).

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