Panopa croizati
Horton's mabuya (Panopa croizati) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.[1]
| Panopa croizati | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panopa |
| Species: | P. croizati |
| Binomial name | |
| Panopa croizati (Horton, 1973) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, croizati, is in honor of Italian-born botanist Léon Croizat.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. croizati is rocky areas in forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,400 m (5,900–7,900 ft).[1]
Behavior
P. croizati is terrestrial[1] and diurnal[2]
Reproduction
P. croizati is viviparous.[2]
References
- Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Panopa croizati ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T47103060A47103069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T47103060A47103069.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Panopa croizati at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
- 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. (Mabuya croizati, p. 61).
Further reading
- Hedges SB, Conn CE (2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa 3288: 1–244. (Panopa croizati, new combination, p. 137).
- Horton DR (1973). "A New Species of Mabuya (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Venezuela". Journal of Herpetology 7 (2): 75–77. (Mabuya croizati, new species).
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