Oreosaurus shrevei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Oreosaurus |
| Species: | O. shrevei
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreosaurus shrevei (Parker, 1935)
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Oreosaurus shrevei, known commonly as the luminous lizard or Shreve's lightbulb lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago.
Etymology
The specific name, shrevei, is in honor of American herpetologist Benjamin Shreve.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of O. shrevei are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 600–981 m (1,969–3,219 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Murphy J (2016). "Riama shrevei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178338A71745464. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178338A71745464.en. Downloaded on 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Oreosaurus shrevei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riama shrevei, p. 243).
Further reading
- Parker HW (1935). "The New Teiid Lizard in Trinidad". Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad 12 (11): 283.
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