Cercosaura Phelpsorum
''Cercosaura phelpsorum'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. Etymology The specific name, ''phelpsorum'' (genitive plural), is in honor of American ornithologist William H. Phelps Sr. and his family.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Cercosaura phelpsorum'', p. 205). Geographic range ''C. phelpsorum'' is found in the Venezuelan states of Amazonas and Bolívar. Habitat The preferred habitats of ''C. phelpsorum'' are rocky areas and grassland, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''C. phelpsorum'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Doan TM (2003) ...
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