Alopoglossus lehmanni
Alopoglossus lehmanni is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.
| Alopoglossus lehmanni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus |
| Species: | A. lehmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Alopoglossus lehmanni Ayala & Harris, 1984 | |
Etymology
The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of Colombian biologist Federico Carlos Lehmann-Valencia.[2]
Geographic range
A. lehmanni is found in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitat of A. lehmanni is forest. The holotype was collected at an elevation of 30 m (98 ft).[3]
References
- Velasco, J., Bolívar, W. & Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P. 2019. Alopoglossus lehmanni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44578120A44578123. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44578120A44578123.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2020.
- 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. (Alopoglossus lehmanni, p. 154).
- Alopoglossus lehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
Further reading
- Ayala SC, Harris DM (1984). "A New Microteiid Lizard (Alopoglossus) from the Pacific Rainforest of Colombia". Herpetologica 40 (2): 154–158. (Alopoglossus lehmanni, new species).
- Köhler G, Diethert H-H, Veselý M (2012). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetological Monographs 26 (1): 173–188. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Valencia-Zuleta A, Jaramillo-Martínez, Echeverry-Bocanegra A, Viáfara-Vega R, Hernández-Córdoba O, Cardona-Botero VE, Gutiérrez-Zúñiga J, Castro-Herrera F (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8 (2) [Special Section]: 1-18; S1-S24 (e87). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
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