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Alopoglossus embera

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Alopoglossus embera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species:
A. embera
Binomial name
Alopoglossus embera
Peloso & Morales, 2017

Alopoglossus embera is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.

Etymology

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The specific name, embera, is in honor of the Emberá, an indigenous people of Colombia and Panama.[1]

Geographic range

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In Colombia, A. embra is found in Cauca Department and Valle del Cauca Department.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alopoglossus embera at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.

Further reading

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  • Peloso PLV, Morales CH (2018). "Description of a New Species of Alopoglossus Boulenger, 1885 from Western Colombia (Gymnophthalmoidea)". South American Journal of Herpetology 12 (2): 89–98. (Alopoglossus embera, new species).