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Cercosaura doanae

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Species of lizard

Cercosaura doanae
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ 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
Cercosaura doanae


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