Alopoglossus lehmanni

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Alopoglossus lehmanni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species:
A. lehmanni
Binomial name
Alopoglossus lehmanni
Ayala & Harris, 1984

Alopoglossus lehmanni is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.

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Etymology

The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of Colombian biologist Federico Carlos Lehmann-Valencia. [2]

Geographic range

A. lehmanni is found in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia. [3]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. lehmanni is forest. The holotype was collected at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft). [3]

Reproduction

A. lehmanni is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. Velasco, J., Bolívar, W. & Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P. 2019. Alopoglossus lehmanni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44578120A44578123. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44578120A44578123.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2020.
  2. 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 lehmanni, p. 154).
  3. 1 2 3 Alopoglossus lehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 July 2019.

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