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Cercosaura doanae

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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

Cercosaura doanae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, doanae, is in honor of herpetologist Tiffany M. Doan[1]

Geographic range

C. doanae is found in Mariscal Cáceres Province, Department of San Martín, Peru.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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 Consevation 9 (1) [Special Section]: 34-44 (e109). (Cercosaura doanae, new species).