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Anadia hobarti

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Anadia hobarti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Anadia
Species:
A. hobarti
Binomial name
Anadia hobarti

Anadia hobarti, also known commonly as Hobart's anadia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[1][2]

Etymology

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The specific name, hobarti, is in honor of American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.[3]

Geographic range

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A. hobarti is found in northwestern Venezuela, in the Venezuelan state of Trujillo.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of A. hobarti are grassland and forest, at an altitude of 2,625 m (8,612 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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A. hobarti is oviparous.[2] Females lay eggs in communal nests.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2019). "Anadia hobarti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44578192A44578196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44578192A44578196.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Anadia hobarti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anadia hobarti, p. 124).

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