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Cercosaura steyeri

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Cercosaura steyeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Cercosaura
Species:
C. steyeri
Binomial name
Cercosaura steyeri
(Tedesco, 1998)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pantodactylus steyeri
    Tedesco, 1998
  • Cercosaura steyeri
    Bérnils et al., 2007

Cercosaura steyeri is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

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The specific name, steyeri, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Ligia Steyer Krause.[3]

Geographic range

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C. steyeri is found in Mercedes Department, Corrientes Province, Argentina.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred habitat of C. steyeri is savanna,[1] at altitudes of 0–100 m (0–328 ft)[2]

Reproduction

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C. steyeri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2017). "Cercosaura steyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44578581A44578587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44578581A44578587.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cercosaura steyeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cercosaura steyeri, p. 254).

Further reading

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  • Avila LJ, Martinez LE, Morando M (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Tedesco ME (1998). "Una nueva especie de Pantodactylus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) de la provincia de Corrientes, República Argentina". Facena 14: 53–62. (Pantodactylus steyeri, new species). (in Spanish).