Echinosaura orcesi
| Echinosaura orcesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Echinosaura |
| Species: | E. orcesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinosaura orcesi | |
Echinosaura orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[3] The species is native to northwestern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.[4]
Geographic distribution
Echinosaura orcesi is found in southern Colombia, in Valle del Cauca Department; and in northern Ecuador, in Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province.[1][2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Echinosaura orcesi are forest and wetlands.[1]
Behavior
Echinosaura orcesi is terrestrial and semiaquatic.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bolívar W, Velasco J, Cisneros-Heredia DF (2015). "Echinosaura orcesi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44578593A115386279. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44578593A44578596.en. Downloaded on 23 July 2019.
- 1 2 Fritts, Thomas H.; Almendáriz, Ana; Samec, Sissi (2002). "A new species of Echinosaura (Gymnophthalmidae) from Ecuador and Colombia with comments on other members of the genus and Teuchocercus keyi". Journal of Herpetology. 36 (3): 349–355. doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0349:ANSOEG]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 1566177. S2CID 53526950. (Echinosaura orcesi, new species)
- 1 2 Echinosaura orcesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 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. (Echinosaura orcesi, p. 195).
Further reading
- Almendáriz, Ana; Almeida-Reinoso, Diego; Guerra, Monica A. (2023). "Catalogue of type specimens deposited in the Herpetology Collection of the Natural History Museum Gustavo Orcés V. at Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 11: e108596.
- Castro-Herrera, Fernando; Vargas-Salinas, Fernando (2008). "Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia ". Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251–277. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
- Torres-Carvajal, O.; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D. (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–219 (e178).
- Valencia-Zuleta, Alejandro; Jaramillo-Martínez, Andrés Felipe; Echeverry-Bocanegra, Andrea; Viáfara-Vega, Ronald; Hernández-Córdoba, Oscar; Cardona-Botero, Victoria E.; Gutiérrez-Zúñiga, Jaime; Castro-Herrera, Fernando (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8 (2) [Special Section]: 1–18; S1-S24 (e87). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).