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Arthrosaura
''Arthrosaura'' is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. Geographic range Lizards in the genus ''Arthrosaura'' are endemic to northern South America. Taxonomy Within the genus ''Arthrosaura'' there appears to be two species groups: a longer-legged, short-bodied group with four supraocular scales (''A. kockii'', and ''A. testigensis''); and a short-legged, gracile group with three supraoculars (''A. reticulata'', ''A. synaptolepis'', ''A. tyleri'', and ''A. versteegii'' ). Species There are seven species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... which are recognized as being valid: *'' Arthrosaura kockii'' *'' Arthrosaura montigena'' *'' Arthrosaura reticulata'' - yellowbelly arthrosaura *'' Arthrosaura synaptolepis'' *'' Arthrosaura testige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura
''Arthrosaura'' is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. Geographic range Lizards in the genus ''Arthrosaura'' are endemic to northern South America. Taxonomy Within the genus ''Arthrosaura'' there appears to be two species groups: a longer-legged, short-bodied group with four supraocular scales (''A. kockii'', and ''A. testigensis''); and a short-legged, gracile group with three supraoculars (''A. reticulata'', ''A. synaptolepis'', ''A. tyleri'', and ''A. versteegii'' ). Species There are seven species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... which are recognized as being valid: *'' Arthrosaura kockii'' *'' Arthrosaura montigena'' *'' Arthrosaura reticulata'' - yellowbelly arthrosaura *'' Arthrosaura synaptolepis'' *'' Arthrosaura testige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Versteegii
''Arthrosaura versteegii'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is indigenous to northeastern South America. Etymology The specific name, ''versteegii'', is in honor of Gerard Martinus Versteeg (1876–1943), who was a Dutch physician and explorer.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Arthrosaura versteegii'', p. 274). Geographic range ''A. versteegii'' is found in Brazil ( Amazonas), French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''A. versteegii'' are forest and savanna, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''A. versteegii'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Ávila-Pires TCS, Hoogmoed MS, Silva MB (2018). "First records in Brazil for ''Arthrosaura versteegii'' van Lidth de Jeude, 1904 (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae), a possible species complex, and distribution extension for ''Arthrosaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Tyleri
''Arthrosaura tyleri'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. Etymology The specific name, ''tyleri'', is in honor of Sidney F. Tyler, Jr. (1850–1937), who as an American lawyer, banker, historian, and photographer.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2014). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Birds''. London: Bloomsbury. 624 pp. . Geographic range ''A. tyleri'' is only found on the summit of Cerro Duida in Amazonas state, Venezuela. Reproduction ''A. tyleri'' is oviparous. References 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 (7): 227–395. (''Pantodactylus tyleri'', new species, pp. 362–364, Figures 14 & 15). * Hoogmoed MS, Ávila-Pires TCS (1992). "Studies on the species of the South American lizard genus ''Arthrosaura'' Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Synaptolepis
''Arthrosaura synaptolepis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found on granite mountains in tropical forests in Venezuela and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... It is also known as Donneisy's Arthrosaura. References Arthrosaura Reptiles described in 1992 Taxa named by Maureen Ann Donnelly Taxa named by Roy Wallace McDiarmid Taxa named by Charles W. Myers {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Testigensis
''Arthrosaura testigensis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Venezuelan grasslands A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natural .... References Arthrosaura Reptiles described in 1999 Reptiles of Venezuela Endemic fauna of Venezuela Taxa named by Stefan Jan Filip Gorzula Taxa named by Josefa Celsa Señaris {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Montigena
''Arthrosaura montigena'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... References Arthrosaura Reptiles described in 2008 Reptiles of Venezuela Endemic fauna of Venezuela Taxa named by Charles W. Myers Taxa named by Maureen Ann Donnelly {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Kockii
''Arthrosaura kockii'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References Arthrosaura Reptiles described in 1904 Taxa named by Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrosaura Reticulata
''Arthrosaura reticulata'', the yellowbelly arthrosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p .... References Arthrosaura Reptiles described in 1881 Taxa named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodorus Willem Van Lidth De Jeude
Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude (1 February 1853 – 29 May 1937) was a Dutch zoologist and herpetologist. He is not to be confused with his grandfather's brother, the Dutch veterinarian and zoologist Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude (1788–1863).Adler, K. (ed.) (2007) Contributions to the history of herpetology, Vol 2. SSAR Contributions to Herpetology, 389 pp. (p. 116) Life and career T.W. van Lidth de Jeude was born on 1 February 1853 in Helmond, about 15 km east of Eindhoven. He attended the University of Utrecht where his grandfather, T.G. van Lidth de Jeude, taught zoology and veterinary science. Theorodus Willem received his Ph.D. in 1882 for a thesis on coleopteran larvae. Between 1882 and 1884 he studied fishes in Naples and at Kralingen (near Rotterdam). In 1884, he became curator of Lower Vertebrates at the Rijksmuseum in Leiden. He retired from his curatorship in 1923 but kept working at the museum until 1931. T.W. von Lidth de Jeude died in Leiden on 29 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefa Celsa Señaris
Josefa Celsa Señaris (born 2 November 1965) is a Venezuelan herpetologist. She has published information about frogs and she has identified new genera and species. Señaris is the director of the La Salle Foundation's Natural History Museum (Spanish: ''Museo de historia natural La Salle - MhnLS'') in Caracas. Life Señaris was born in 1965 and she obtained a degree in biology at the Central University of Venezuela and her doctorate in 2001 at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. She is interested in the fauna of Venezuela, in particular the Guayana Region where table-top mountains called tepuis provide habitats for endemic plant and animal species: some amphibians are known only from a single tepuy. From a geological point of view, the tepuis have been isolated for approximately 120 million years, and it has been suggested that the tepuy habitats are a "lost world" that could support relictual populations. ''The Lost World'', Conan Doyle's novel featuring living di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spectacled Lizard
Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed eyes. As in most lizards, except geckos, these eyelids are movable. The Alopoglossidae have been recently moved from this family. Description and ecology Spectacled lizards are related to the Teiidae, but they look like skinks (slightly more distant relatives) with smooth scales. They are generally small lizards; many species have reduced limbs. Unusually among lizards, however, it is generally the hind limbs that are reduced or absent, rather than the forelimbs.Bauer (1998). Gymnophthalmids live in a wide variety of habitats, from desert to mountain to rain forest, throughout Central America and South America. They are usually inhabitants of the forest floor or wet areas associated with tropical forests, either nocturnal or intermitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
