Neusticurus tatei

Neusticurus tatei, also known commonly as Tate's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Neusticurus tatei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Neusticurus
Species:
N. tatei
Binomial name
Neusticurus tatei
(C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
Synonyms[2]
  • Arthrosaura tatei
    C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931
  • Neusticurus tatei
    — Uzzell, 1966

Etymology

The specific name, tatei, is in honor of American mammalogist George Henry Hamilton Tate.[3]

Geographic range

N. tatei is found in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. tatei is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,400 m (1,300–4,600 ft).[1]

Reproduction

N. tatei is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Schargel W, García-Pérez JE, Doan T, La Marca E, Rivas G (2016). "Neusticurus tatei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178516A67511178. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178516A67511178.en. Downloaded on 30 July 2019.
  2. Neusticurus tatei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 July 2019.
  3. 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. (Neusticurus tatei, p. 261).

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: 227–395. (Arthrosaura tatei, new species, pp. 313–315, Figures 1–4).
  • Uzzell TM (1966). "Teiid Lizards of the Genus Neusticurus (Reptilia, Sauria)". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 132: 279–327. (Neusticurus tatei, new combination, pp. 283–286).



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