Holcosus niceforoi

Holcosus niceforoi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Holcosus
Species:	H. niceforoi
Binomial name
Holcosus niceforoi (Dunn, 1943)
Synonyms [2]
Ameiva festiva niceforoi Dunn, 1943 Ameiva niceforoi Dunn, 1943

Holcosus niceforoi is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Colombia. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, niceforoi, is in honor of missionary Brother Nicéforo María, born Antoine Rouhaire in France, who established a natural history museum in Medellín, Colombia. ^{[3] : 190}

Geographic distribution

Holcosus niceforoi is found in central Colombia, in Cundinamarca Department ^[1] and Tolima Department. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Holcosus niceforoi is forest or savanna, at elevations of 225–1,300 m (738–4,265 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed habitats including cultivated fields, gardens, roadsides, and trash dumps. ^[1]

References

1. Ines Hladki A, Ramírez Pinilla M, Renjifo J, Urbina N (2015). "Holcosus niceforoi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44579579A115389086. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T44579579A44579582.en. Downloaded on 30 June 2019.
2. Holcosus niceforoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 June 2019.
3. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.