Proctoporus xestus
Proctoporus xestus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Proctoporus |
Species: | P. xestus
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Binomial name | |
Proctoporus xestus (, 1969)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Proctoporus xestus, or the river teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range[]
P. xestus occurs from central Peru to Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz departments) and northern Argentina (Jujuy, and Salta provinces).[1][2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitats of P. xestus are Yungas forest and wet montane grassland, at elevations of 1,000–3,600 m (3,300–11,800 ft) above sea level.[1]
Description[]
P. xestus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.8 cm (2.3 in). The tail length is almost twice the SVL.[3]
Reproduction[]
Taxonomy[]
P. xestus is the type species of the genus Opipeuter , 1969, now synonymized with Proctoporus.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c , , , , , , Lehr E, , (2016). "Proctoporus xestus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48283802A48283833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48283802A48283833.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Proctoporus xestus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2018.
- ^ (1969).
Further reading[]
- , De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Opipeuter xestus).
- , , , , De la Riva I (2012). "Molecular phylogenetics, species diversity, and biogeography of the Andean lizards of the genus Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65 (3): 953–964. (Proctoporus xestus, new combination).
- Köhler G, (2007). "The hemipenis of Opipeuter xestus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Salamandra 43 (1): 49–51.
- Lehr E (2003). Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 208 pp. ISBN 978-3931587680. (in German).
- (1969). "A New Genus and Species of Teiid Lizard from Bolivia". Postilla (129): 1–15. (Opipeuter xestus, new species).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Proctoporus
- Lizards of South America
- Reptiles of Argentina
- Reptiles of Bolivia
- Reptiles of Peru
- Reptiles described in 1969
- Taxa named by Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr.
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