Maracaiba zuliae

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Maracaiba zuliae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Maracaiba
Species:
M. zuliae
Binomial name
Maracaiba zuliae
Synonyms [2]
  • Mabuya zuliae
    Miralles et al., 2009
  • Maracaiba zuliae
    Hedges & Conn, 2012

Maracaiba zuliae is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

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Etymology

The specific name, zuliae, refers to the Venezuelan state of Zulia. [3]

Geographic range

M. zuliae is found in Venezuela and Colombia. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. zuliae is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. zuliae is unknown. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Maracaiba zuliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T47102955A47102962. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T47102955A47102962.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Maracaiba zuliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 27 November 2017.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mabuya zuliae, p. 294).

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