Euspondylus simonsii

Euspondylus simonsii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Euspondylus
Species:	E. simonsii
Binomial name
Euspondylus simonsii Boulenger, 1901

Euspondylus simonsii, known commonly as Simons's sun tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. ^[2] The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, simonsii, is in honor of American scientific collector Perry O. Simons. ^[3]

Geographic range

E. simonsii is found in the Department of Huánuco, Peru. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. simonsii is at altitudes of 1,250–1,560 m (4,100–5,120 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

E. simonsii is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Torres, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2017). "Euspondylus simonsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T48280420A48280423. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280420A48280423.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Euspondylus simonsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 July 2019.
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 244. ISBN   978-1-4214-0227-7 . Retrieved 10 June 2019.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1901). "Further Descriptions of new Reptiles collected by Mr. P. O. Simons in Peru and Bolivia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series7: 546–549. (Euspondylus simonsii, new species, p. 549).