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Dicrodon
''Dicrodon'' is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species. Geographic range Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador. Description Desert tegus are the smallest species of tegu. Species The following species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid. ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Dicrodon''. References Further reading * Duméril AMC, Bibron G Gabriel Bibron (20 October 1805 – 27 March 1848) was a French zoologist and herpetologist. He was born in Paris. The son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hire ... (1839). ''Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième'' olume 5 Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (''Dicrodon'', new genus, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicrodon Heterolepis
''Dicrodon'' is a genus of lizards in the Family (biology), family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species. Geographic range Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador. Description Desert tegus are the smallest species of tegu. Species The following species, listed alphabetically by Specific name (zoology), specific name, are recognized as being valid. ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Dicrodon''. References Further reading *André Marie Constant Duméril, Duméril AMC, Gabriel Bibron, Bibron G (1839). ''Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième'' [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (''Dicrodon'', new genus, pp. 137–138; ''D. guttulatum'', new species, pp. 138–140). (in French). Dicrodon, Lizard genera Taxa named by Gabr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicrodon Holmbergi
''Dicrodon holmbergi'', also known commonly as Holmberg's desert tegu , is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Peru. Etymology The specific name, ''holmbergi'', is in honor of American anthropologist Allan R. Holmberg (1909–1966), who collected the holotype in 1947 during his ethnological investigations in Peru. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Dicrodon holmbergi'', p. 125). Geographic range ''D. holmbergi'' is found in western Peru, in the regions of Ancash, La Libertad, and Lambayeque. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''D. holmbergi'' is desert, at altitudes around . Behavior ''D. holmbergi'' is terrestrial. Diet Adults of ''D. holmbergi'' are mainly herbivorous. Reproduction ''D. holmbergi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicrodon Guttulatum
''Dicrodon guttulatum'', the Peru desert tegu , is a species of Teiidae, teiid lizard found in Ecuador and Peru. It is herbivorous, with ''Prosopis pallida'' making up the majority of its diet. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3013089 Dicrodon Reptiles described in 1839 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teiidae
Teiidae is a family of lacertoidean lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnophthalmidae, Gymnopthalmidae, and both families comprise the Teiioidea. The Teiidae includes several Parthenogenesis, parthenogenic species – a mode of clonal reproduction. Presently, the Teiidae consists of approximately 150 species in eighteen genus, genera. Morphology and behavior Teiids can be distinguished from other lizards by the following characteristics: large rectangular scale (zoology), scales that form distinct transverse rows Anatomical terms of location#Dorsal and ventral, ventrally and generally small granular scale (zoology), scales Dorsum (anatomy), dorsally, head scales that are separate from the skull bones, and teeth that are solid at the base and "glued" to the jaw bones. Additionally, all teiids have a forked, snake-like tongue. They all possess we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegu
Tegu is a common name of a number of species of lizards that belong to the families Teiidae and Gymnophthalmidae. Tegus are native to Central and South America. They occupy a variety of habitats and are known for their large size and predatory habits. Description Tegus are, usually, black mixed with other colors and patterns; some have yellow, reddish or white bands along their backs, others have lines going down their bodies with unique markings on their sides. Their body shape is aerodynamic with long tails and strong legs. Most tegus grow to about a metre long, but the black and white tegu (''S. merianae'') can grow to about 1.3 metres. Although, in appearance, tegus resemble the Varanidae (monitors), they are not closely related to them. Their initial similarities are an example of convergent evolution, when unrelated or distantly-related species develop physical or behavioral similarities based on ecological niche, adaptations or environment. Tegus use their tongue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic islands, oceanic Archipelago, island chains. The grouping is Paraphyly, paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards") have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some lizards, such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco (genus), Draco'', are able to glide. They are often Territory (animal), territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binomial Nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages. Such a name is called a binomial name (often shortened to just "binomial"), a binomen, name, or a scientific name; more informally, it is also called a Latin name. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the system is also called nomenclature, with an "n" before the "al" in "binominal", which is a typographic error, meaning "two-name naming system". The first part of the name – the '' generic name'' – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus ''Homo'' and within this genus to the species ''Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nota Bene
( ; plural: ) is the Latin language, Latin phrase meaning ''note well''. In manuscripts, ''nota bene'' is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B., and in lower-case as n.b. and nb; the editorial usages of ''nota bene'' and ''notate bene'' first appeared in the English writing style, English style of writing around the year 1711. In Modern English, since the 14th century, the editorial usage of ''NB'' is common to the legal writing, legal style of writing of documents to direct the reader's attention to a thematically relevant aspect of the subject that qualifies the matter being litigated, whereas in academic writing, the editorial abbreviation ''n.b.'' is a casual synonym for ''footnote''. In medieval manuscripts, the editorial marks used to draw the reader's attention to a supporting text also are called marks; however, the catalogue of medieval editorial marks does not include the NB abbreviation. The medieval equivalents to the n.b.-mark are anagrams derived from the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Patterson Schmidt
Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist. Family Schmidt was the son of George W. Schmidt and Margaret Patterson Schmidt. George W. Schmidt was a German professor, who, at the time of Karl Schmidt's birth, was teaching in Lake Forest, Illinois. His family left the city in 1907 and settled in Wisconsin. They worked on a farm near Stanley, Wisconsin, where his mother and his younger brother died in a fire on August 7, 1935. The brother, Franklin J. W. Schmidt, had been prominent in the then-new field of wildlife management. Karl Schmidt married Margaret Wightman in 1919, and they had two sons, John and Robert. Education In 1913, Schmidt entered Cornell University to study biology and geology. In 1915, he discovered his preference for herpetology during a four-month training course at the Perdee Oil Company in Louisiana. In 1916, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts and made his first geological expedition to Santo Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Jakob Von Tschudi
Johann Jakob von Tschudi (25 July 1818 – 8 October 1889) was a Switzerland, Swiss naturalist, explorer, and diplomat. He is known for his travels in South America, his scientific contributions to zoology and anthropology, and his diplomatic service for Switzerland. Early life and education Tschudi was born in Glarus to Johann Jakob Tschudi, a merchant, and Anna Maria Zwicky. He studied natural sciences and medicine at the universities of Neuchâtel, Leiden, and Paris. Exploration and scientific work In 1838, Tschudi travelled to Peru, where he remained for five years exploring and collecting plants in the Andes. He moved to Vienna in 1843. In 1845, he described 18 new species of South American reptiles. Between 1857 and 1859, he visited Brazil and other countries in South America. Tschudi wrote a textbook on Peru titled ''Peruvian Antiquities'' in which he recorded various aspects of Peruvian life and history. In the book, he explained the various skull angles of Peruvians in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
