Holcosus orcesi

Holcosus orcesi
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Holcosus
Species:	H. orcesi
Binomial name
Holcosus orcesi (J. Peters, 1964)
Synonyms [2]
Ameiva orcesi J. Peters, 1964 Holcosus orcesi — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012

Holcosus orcesi, also known commonly as Peters' ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of H. orcesi is shrubland at altitudes of 1,250–1,700 m (4,100–5,580 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

H. orcesi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Brito, J.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Holcosus orcesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T49981813A49981970. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T49981813A49981970.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Holcosus orcesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 30 June 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. (Ameiva orcesi, p. 195).

Further reading

• Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa3459: 1–156. (Holcosus orcesi, new combination, p. 123).
• Peters, James A. (1964). "The Lizard Genus Ameiva in Ecuador". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences63 (3): 113–127. (Ameiva orcesi, new species, pp. 123–126).