Euspondylus caideni

Euspondylus caideni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Euspondylus
Species:	E. caideni
Binomial name
	Euspondylus caideni; G. Köhler, 2003

Last updated September 30, 2025

Euspondylus caideni is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, caideni, is in honor of Caiden Christopher Vlasimsky (born 2003), the son of a Texan supporter of BIOPAT – Patrons for Biodiversity.^[3]

Geographic range

E. caideni is found in Department of Cuzco, Peru.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. caideni is forest, at altitudes of 2,780–2,850 m (9,120–9,350 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

E. caideni is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Quiroz Rodriguez, A. (2017). "Euspondylus caideni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T48280199A48280207. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280199A48280207.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Euspondylus caideni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 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. (Euspondylus caideni, p. 46).

Köhler G (2003). "Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru". Salamandra39 (1): 5–20. (Euspodylus caideni, new species, pp. 12–17, Figures 4–6). (in English, with an abstract in German, bilingual figure captions).
Köhler G, Lehr E (2004). "Comments on Euspondylus and Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru, with the description of three new species and a key to the Peruvian species". Herpetologica60 (4): 501–518.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Quiroz Rodriguez, A. (2017). "Euspondylus caideni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T48280199A48280207. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280199A48280207.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Euspondylus caideni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 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. (Euspondylus caideni, p. 46).

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