Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi

Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Chimantá Massif in Venezuela.[1][3] It is named for Roy W. McDiarmid, American herpetologist, "for his contribution to the knowledge of the Pantepui herpetofauna".[2][3]

Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Oreosaurus
Species:
O. mcdiarmidi
Binomial name
Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
(Kok & Rivas, 2011)
Synonyms
  • Anadia mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas, 2011[2]

References

  1. Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. 2016. Anadia mcdiarmidi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44578204A44578206. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578204A44578206.en. Downloaded on 31 July 2019.
  2. Kok, Philippe; Rivas, Gilson A. (2011). "A new species of Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Venezuelan "Lost World", northern South America". European Journal of Taxonomy (3): 1–18. doi:10.5852/ejt.2011.3.
  3. Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 July 2019.


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