Gelanesaurus cochranae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Gelanesaurus |
Species: | G. cochranae
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Binomial name | |
Gelanesaurus cochranae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Gelanesaurus cochranae, also known commonly as Cochran's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] The species is native to northwestern South America.
The specific name, cochranae, was chosen in honor of American herpetologist Doris Mable Cochran. [3]
G. cochranae is found in Colombia and Ecuador. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of G. cochranae are forest and freshwater wetlands, up to an altitude of 2,100 m (6,900 ft). [1]
G. cochranae is oviparous. [2]
Gelanesaurus cochranae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Gelanesaurus |
Species: | G. cochranae
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Binomial name | |
Gelanesaurus cochranae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Gelanesaurus cochranae, also known commonly as Cochran's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] The species is native to northwestern South America.
The specific name, cochranae, was chosen in honor of American herpetologist Doris Mable Cochran. [3]
G. cochranae is found in Colombia and Ecuador. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of G. cochranae are forest and freshwater wetlands, up to an altitude of 2,100 m (6,900 ft). [1]
G. cochranae is oviparous. [2]