Cercosaura phelpsorum is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.
| Cercosaura phelpsorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Cercosaura |
| Species: | C. phelpsorum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cercosaura phelpsorum (Lancini, 1968)
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, phelpsorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American ornithologist William H. Phelps Sr. and his family.[3]
Geographic range
editC. phelpsorum is found in the Venezuelan states of Amazonas and Bolívar.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitats of C. phelpsorum are rocky areas and grassland, at altitudes of 1,450–2,550 m (4,760–8,370 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Cercosaura phelpsorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44578569A44578575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578569A44578575.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cercosaura phelpsorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2019.
- ^ 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. (Cercosaura phelpsorum, p. 205).
Further reading
edit- Doan TM (2003). "A new phylogenetic classification for the gymnophthalmid genera Cercosaura, Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (1): 101–115. (Cercosaura phelpsorum, new combination).
- Lancini AR (1968). "El genero Euspondylus (Sauria: Teiidae) en Venezuela ". Publicaciones Ocasionales del Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas 12: 1–8. (Euspondylus phelpsi, new species). (in Spanish).
- Myers CW, Donnelly MA (1996). "A New Herpetofauna from Cerro Yaví, Venezuela: First Results of the Robert G. Goelet American Museum – Terramar Expedition to the Northwestern Tepuis". American Museum Novitates (3172): 1-56. (Euspondylus phelpsorum, emendation, p. 23; E. goeleti, new species, pp. 23–30, Figures 16–20).
 | This lizard from family Gymnophthalmidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |