Cercosaura oshaughnessyi

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Cercosaura
Species:	C. oshaughnessyi
Binomial name
	Cercosaura oshaughnessyi; (Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms
	Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi; Boulenger, 885; Euspondylus oshaughnessyi; — Cunha, 1961; Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi; — Vanzolini, 1972; Cercosaura oshaughnessyi; — Torres-Carvajal et al., 2015;

Last updated April 13, 2024

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet.^[2]

Geographic range

C. oshaughnessyi is found in Brazil (Acre, Amapá, western Amazonas), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and northern Peru.^[1]

Reproduction

C. oshaughnessyi is oviparous.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Cercosaura oshaughnessyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 July 2019.
↑ 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. (Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, p. 197).