Maracaiba zuliae is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Maracaiba |
| Species: | M. zuliae
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| Maracaiba zuliae | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, zuliae, refers to the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[3]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of M. zuliae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of M. zuliae is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Maracaiba zuliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T47102955A47102962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T47102955A47102962.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Maracaiba zuliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
- ^ 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. (Mabuya zuliae, p. 294).
Further reading edit
- Hedges SB, Conn CE (2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa 3288: 1–244. (Maracaiba zuliae, new combination, p. 118).
- Miralles A, Rivas G, Bonillo C, Schargel WE, Barros T, García-Pérez JE, Barrio-Amorós CL (2009). "Molecular systematics of Caribbean skinks of the genus Mabuya (Reptilia, Scincidae), with descriptions of two new species from Venezuela". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 156 (3): 598–616. (Mabuya zuliae, new species).
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