''Arthrosaura tyleri'' is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Gymnophthalmidae
Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed ...
.
The species is
endemic
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to
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''tyleri'', is in honor of
Sidney F. Tyler, Jr. (1850–1937), who as an American lawyer, banker, historian, and photographer.
[Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2014). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Birds''. London: Bloomsbury. 624 pp. .]
Geographic range
''A. tyleri'' is only found on the summit of
Cerro Duida
Cerro Duida, known as Yennamadi by the Ye'kuana, is a very large tepui in Amazonas state, Venezuela. It has an uneven and heavily inclined plateau, rising from highs of around in the north and east to a maximum of on its southwestern rim.Hub ...
in
Amazonas state, Venezuela.
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Reproduction
''A. tyleri'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving offsprings kno ...
.[
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References
Further reading
* Burt CE, Burt MD (1931). "South American Lizards in the Collection of the American Museum of Natural History". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' 61 (7): 227–395. (''Pantodactylus tyleri'', new species, pp. 362–364, Figures 14 & 15).
* Hoogmoed MS, Ávila-Pires TCS (1992). "Studies on the species of the South American lizard genus ''Arthrosaura'' Boulenger (Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae), with the resurrection of two species 'A. versteegii'', ''Pantodactylus tyleri'' . ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' 66: 453–484. (''Arthrosaura tyleri'', new combination, p. 477).
* Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". ''Zootaxa'' 3211: 1–64.
Arthrosaura
Reptiles described in 1931
Reptiles of Venezuela
Endemic fauna of Venezuela
Taxa named by Charles Earle Burt
Taxa named by May Danheim Burt
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