Cercosaura doanae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Cercosaura |
Species: | C. doanae |
Binomial name | |
Cercosaura doanae Echevarría, Barboza & Venegas, 2015 |
Cercosaura doanae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Etymology
The specific name, doanae, is in honor of herpetologist Tiffany M. Doan
Geographic range
C. doanae is found in Mariscal Cáceres Province, Department of San Martín, Peru.
References
- ^ Cercosaura doanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 July 2019.
Further reading
- Echevarría, Lourdes Y.; Barboza, Andy C.; Venegas, Pablo J. (2015). "A new species of montane gymnphthalmid lizard, genus Cercosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), from the Amazon slope of northern Peru". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9 (1) : 34-44 (e109). (Cercosaura doanae, new species).
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cercosaura doanae |
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