Gelanesaurus cochranae

Gelanesaurus cochranae
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Gelanesaurus
Species:	G. cochranae
Binomial name
	Gelanesaurus cochranae; (C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
Synonyms
	Neusticurus ecpleopus cochranae; C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931; Neusticurus cochranae; — Uzzell, 1966; Potamites cochranae; — Doan & Castoe, 2005; Gelanesaurus cochranae; — Torres-Carvajal et al., 2016;

Last updated March 12, 2022

Gelanesaurus cochranae, also known commonly as Cochran's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is native to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, cochranae, was chosen in honor of American herpetologist Doris Mable Cochran.^[3]

Geographic range

G. cochranae is found in Colombia and Ecuador.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of G. cochranae are forest and freshwater wetlands, up to an altitude of 2,100 m (6,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

G. cochranae is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Cisneros-Heredia, D.F.; Arredondo, J.C.; Velasco, J. (2016). "Potamites cochranae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T177901A44952792. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177901A44952792.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.
1 2 3 4 Gelanesaurus cochranae 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. (Neusticurus cochranae, p. 55).