Proctoporus optimus
Proctoporus optimus is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is endemic to Peru, in montane ecosystems.[2]
| Proctoporus optimus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Proctoporus |
| Species: | P. optimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Proctoporus optimus Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui, & Catenazzi, 2022 | |
References
- Proctoporus optimus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 August 2022.
- Mamani, Luis; Cruz, Roxana; Mallqui, Sergio; Catenazzi, Alessandro (March 2022). "Molecular Phylogenetics and Comparative Examination of Voucher Museums Reveal Two New Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, with Comments on Proctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891)". Diversity. 14 (3): 215. doi:10.3390/d14030215. ISSN 1424-2818.
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