Horton's mabuya (Panopa croizati) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.[1]

Panopa croizati
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panopa
Species:
P. croizati
Binomial name
Panopa croizati
(Horton, 1973)
Synonyms[2]
  • Mabuya croizati
    Horton, 1973
  • Panopa croizati
    Hedges & Conn, 2012

Etymology

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The specific name, croizati, is in honor of Italian-born botanist Léon Croizat.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of P. croizati is rocky areas in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,400 m (5,900–7,900 ft).[1]

Behavior

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P. croizati is terrestrial[1] and diurnal[2]

Reproduction

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P. croizati is viviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Panopa croizati ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T47103060A47103069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T47103060A47103069.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Panopa croizati at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ 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. (Mabuya croizati, p. 61).

Further reading

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  • Hedges SB, Conn CE (2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa 3288: 1–244. (Panopa croizati, new combination, p. 137).
  • Horton DR (1973). "A New Species of Mabuya (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Venezuela". Journal of Herpetology 7 (2): 75–77. (Mabuya croizati, new species).