Cercosaura eigenmanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Cercosaura |
Species: | C. eigenmanni
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Binomial name | |
Cercosaura eigenmanni (
Griffin, 1917)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Cercosaura eigenmanni, known commonly as Eigenmann's prionodactylus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America [2]
The specific name, eigenmanni, is in honor of German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann. [3]
C. eigenmanni is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. [2]
Adults of C. eigenmanni may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 4.5 cm (1.8 in). [2]
The preferred habitat of C. eigenmanni is forest at altitudes of 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft). [1]
C. eigenmanni is oviparous. [2]
Cercosaura eigenmanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Cercosaura |
Species: | C. eigenmanni
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Binomial name | |
Cercosaura eigenmanni (
Griffin, 1917)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Cercosaura eigenmanni, known commonly as Eigenmann's prionodactylus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America [2]
The specific name, eigenmanni, is in honor of German-born American ichthyologist Carl H. Eigenmann. [3]
C. eigenmanni is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. [2]
Adults of C. eigenmanni may attain a snout-to-vent length of about 4.5 cm (1.8 in). [2]
The preferred habitat of C. eigenmanni is forest at altitudes of 200–700 m (660–2,300 ft). [1]
C. eigenmanni is oviparous. [2]