Proctoporus unsaacae

Proctoporus unsaacae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Proctoporus
Species:	P. unsaacae
Binomial name
Proctoporus unsaacae Doan & Castoe, 2003

Proctoporus unsaacae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. ^[2] The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, unsaacae, is in honor of the herpetological research group at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad de Cusco (UNSAAC) . ^{[2] [3]}

Geographic range

P. unsaacae is found in the Department of Cuzco, Peru. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. unsaacae is shrubland, at altitudes of 3,152–3,700 m (10,341–12,139 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

P. unsaacae is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Perez, J.; Aguilar, C. (2016). "Proctoporus unsaacae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T48283758A48283767. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48283758A48283767.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Proctoporus unsaacae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 August 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. (Proctoporus unsaacae, p. 270).

Further reading

• Doan TM, Castoe TA (2003). "Using Morphological and Molecular Evidence to Infer Species Boundaries within Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetologica59 (3): 432–449. (Proctoporus unsaacae, new species).