Anadia steyeri

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Anadia steyeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Anadia
Species:
A. steyeri
Binomial name
Anadia steyeri
Nieden, 1914

Anadia steyeri, also known commonly as Steyer's anadia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.

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Etymology

The specific name, steyeri, is in honor of a Dr. Steyer of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Lübeck, Germany. [3]

Geographic range

A. steyeri is found in northwestern Venezuela, in the Venezuelan states of Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcón. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. steyeri is forest, at altitudes of 400–700 m (1,300–2,300 ft). [1]

Reproduction

A. steyeri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Anadia steyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T44578273A44578277. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578273A44578277.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Anadia steyeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 8 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. (Anadia steyeri, p. 254).

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