Alopoglossus buckleyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Alopoglossidae |
Genus: | Alopoglossus |
Species: | A. buckleyi
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Binomial name | |
Alopoglossus buckleyi (
O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Alopoglossus buckleyi, also known commonly as Buckley's shade lizard and Buckley's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
The specific name, buckleyi, is in honor of Clarence Buckley (1839–1889) who collected the holotype. [3]
A. buckleyi is found in Brazil ( Amazonas, Acre), Colombia ( Amazonas), eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru ( Loreto). [2]
The natural habitat of A. buckleyi is forest at altitudes of 230–1,830 m (750–6,000 ft). [1]
A. buckleyi is a small species of lizard. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [4]
A. buckleyi is oviparous. [1] [2]
Alopoglossus buckleyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Alopoglossidae |
Genus: | Alopoglossus |
Species: | A. buckleyi
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Binomial name | |
Alopoglossus buckleyi (
O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Alopoglossus buckleyi, also known commonly as Buckley's shade lizard and Buckley's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
The specific name, buckleyi, is in honor of Clarence Buckley (1839–1889) who collected the holotype. [3]
A. buckleyi is found in Brazil ( Amazonas, Acre), Colombia ( Amazonas), eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru ( Loreto). [2]
The natural habitat of A. buckleyi is forest at altitudes of 230–1,830 m (750–6,000 ft). [1]
A. buckleyi is a small species of lizard. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [4]
A. buckleyi is oviparous. [1] [2]