Alopoglossus lehmanni
| Alopoglossus lehmanni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus |
| Species: | A. lehmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Alopoglossus lehmanni | |
Alopoglossus lehmanni is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of Colombian biologist Federico Carlos Lehmann-Valencia.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]A. lehmanni is found in western Colombia, in Valle del Cauca Department.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of A. lehmanni is forest. The holotype was collected at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft).[3]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Velasco J, Bolívar W, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas P (2019). "Alopoglossus lehmanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44578120A44578123. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44578120A44578123.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2020.
- ^ 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. (Alopoglossus lehmanni, p. 154).
- ^ a b c Alopoglossus lehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
Further reading
[edit]- Ayala SC, Harris DM (1984). "A New Microteiid Lizard (Alopoglossus) from the Pacific Rainforest of Colombia". Herpetologica 40 (2): 154–158. (Alopoglossus lehmanni, new species).
- Köhler G, Diethert H-H, Veselý M (2012). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetological Monographs 26 (1): 173–188. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Valencia-Zuleta, Alejandro; Jaramillo-Martínez, Andrés Felipe; Echeverry-Bocanegra, Andrea; Viáfara-Vega, Ronald; Hernández-Córdoba, Oscar; Cardona-Botero, Victoria E.; Gutiérrez-Zúñiga, Jaime; Castro-Herrera, Fernando (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8 (2) [Special Section]: 1–18; S1-S24 (e87). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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