Alopoglossus viridiceps
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus |
| Species: | A. viridiceps
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| Alopoglossus viridiceps & , 2014
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Alopoglossus viridiceps, known commonly as the green-headed shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Etymology[]
The specific name, viridiceps, is from Latin viridis (green) + ceps (head), referring to the green coloration of the head, both dorsally and ventrally.[1]
Geographic range[]
A. viridisceps is found in the Andes of Ecuador in Pichincha Province.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Alopoglossus viridiceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
Further reading[]
- , , , , , , , Guayasamin JM (2016). "Comparative Phylogeography Reveals Cryptic Diversity and Repeated Patterns of Cladogenesis for Amphibians and Reptiles in northwestern Ecuador ". PLoS ONE 11 (4): e0151746.
- , (2014). "A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the tropical Andes, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus". ZooKeys 410: 105–120. (Alopoglossus viridiceps, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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Categories:
- Alopoglossus
- Reptiles of Ecuador
- Endemic fauna of Ecuador
- Reptiles described in 2014
- Taxa named by Omar Torres-Carvajal
- Taxa named by Simón E. Lobos
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