Alopoglossus buckleyi

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Alopoglossus buckleyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species:
A. buckleyi
Binomial name
Alopoglossus buckleyi
Synonyms [2]
  • Leposoma buckleyi
    O'Shaughnessy, 1881
  • Alopoglossus buckleyi
    — Boulenger, 1885

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.

Etymology

The specific name, buckleyi, is in honor of Clarence Buckley (1839–1889) who collected the holotype. [3]

Geographic range

A. buckleyi is found in Brazil (Amazonas, Acre), Colombia (Amazonas), eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru (Loreto). [2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. buckleyi is forest at altitudes of 230–1,830 m (750–6,000 ft). [1]

Description

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]

Reproduction

A. buckleyi is oviparous. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Calderón, M.; Perez, P.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Aparicio, J.; Moravec, J. (2016). "Alopoglossus buckleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T44578087A44578096. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578087A44578096.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Alopoglossus buckleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 July 2019.
  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. (Alopoglossus buckleyi, p. 42).
  4. ↑ Boulenger (1885).

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