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Alopoglossus danieli

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Alopoglossus danieli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species:
A. danieli
Binomial name
Alopoglossus danieli
(Harris, 1994)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ptychoglossus danieli
    Harris, 1994
  • Alopoglossus danieli
    Hernández-Morales et al., 2020

Alopoglossus danieli, also known commonly as Daniel's largescale lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae.[2] The species is endemic to Colombia.

Etymology

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The specific name, danieli, is in honor of Colombian monk Brother Daniel Gonzalez Patiño (1909–1988), who was Director of the Museo de Historia Natural, Instituto de La Salle in Bogotá.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. danieli is forest, at altitudes of 1,500–2,000 m (4,900–6,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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A. danieli is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Arredondo JC (2015). "Ptychoglossus danieli (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T29409A115168520. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T29409A44946717.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Alopoglossus danieli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ptychoglossus danieli, p. 64).

Further reading

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  • Harris DM (1994). "Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs 8: 226–275. (Ptychoglossus danieli, new species).
  • Hernández Morales C, Sturaro MJ, Sales Nunes PM, Lotzkat S, Peloso PLV (2020). "A species-level total evidence phylogeny of the microteiid lizard family Alopoglossidae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidea)". Cladistics 36 (3): 301–321. (Alopoglossus danieli, new combination).