Oreosaurus serranus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota Subordo: Lacertoidea |
Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Oreosaurus
Species: Oreosaurus serranus
Name
[edit]Oreosaurus serranus Sánchez-Pacheco, Nunes, Marques-Souza, Rodrigues & Murphy, 2017: 152
- Holotype: ROM 53608, adult ♀, collected by Santiago J. Sánchez-Pacheco, Pedro Murilo Sales Nunes, Sérgio Marques de Souza, Liliana Saboyá-Acosta, Jhon Jairo Ospina-Sarria, Sandy B. Arroyo, and Mariane Targino Rocha in June 2013.
- Type locality: “Colombia, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Departamento de Magdalena, headwaters of the Río Guachacos, Corregimiento de Minca, finca Vista Hermosa, approximately 2156 m. This locality is situated at approximately 11°05'N, 74°01'W”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Sánchez-Pacheco, S.J., Nunes, P.M.S., Marques-Souza, A. Rodrigues, M.T. & Murphy, R.W. 2017. Formal recognition of the species of Oreosaurus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. ZooKeys 691: 149–162. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.691.13595
Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oreosaurus serranus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 December 2017.
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