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Prionodactylus
''Prionodactylus'' is a former genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species that at least at some point have been placed in the genus are reassigned to ''Arthrosaura'', ''Cercosaura'', '' Echinosaura'', '' Pholidobolus'', '' Placosoma'', ''Proctoporus ''Proctoporus'' is a genus of medium-sized lizards ( snout-vent length between and ) assigned to the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species in the genus ''Proctoporus'' occur in Yungas forests and wet montane grasslands on the upper edge of the Amaz ...'', '' Ptychoglossus'', and '' Riolama''. References Gymnophthalmidae Lizard genera Taxa named by Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy {{Lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riolama
''Riolama'' is a small genus of lizards in the Family (biology), family Gymnophthalmidae. Geographic range The genus ''Riolama'' found in Venezuela and Brazil. Species The genus ''Riolama'' contains 6 species: *''Riolama grandis'' *''Riolama inopinata'' *''Riolama leucosticta'' - white-spotted riolama *''Riolama luridiventris'' *''Riolama stellata'' *''Riolama uzzelli'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Riolama''. Relatives of the ''Riolama'', nicknamed "The Night Sky" and "The Brown Giant" were discovered by scientists in the Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil in 2018. References Further reading *Thomas Marshall Uzzell, Jr., Uzzell T (1973). "A Revision of Lizards of the Genus ''Prionodactylus'', with a New Genus for ''P. leucostictus'' and Notes on the Genus ''Euspondylus (Sauria, Teiidae)". ''Postilla, Peabody Mus., Yale Univ. (159): 1-67. (''Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cercosaura
''Cercosaura'' is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Cercosaura'' includes 18 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera ''Pantodactylus'' and '' Prionodactylus'' to this genus. Species The genus ''Cercosaura'' contains the following recognized species:. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Cercosaura anomala'' – anomalous cercosaura *'' Cercosaura anordosquama'' *'' Cercosaura argulus'' – elegant eyed lizard, white-lipped prionodactylus *'' Cercosaura bassleri'' – ocellated tegu *'' Cercosaura doanae'' *'' Cercosaura eigenmanni'' – Eigenmann's prionodactylus *'' Cercosaura hypnoides'' *'' Cercosaura manicata'' – slender prionodactylus *'' Cercosaura nigroventris'' *'' Cercosaura ocellata'' – ocellated tegu *'' Cercosaura olivacea'' – olive tegu *''Cercosaura oshaughnessyi'' – white-striped eyed lizard *'' Cercosaura pacha'' *''Cercosaura parkeri'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (14 March 184430 January 1881) was a British poet and herpetologist. Of Irish descent, he was born in London. He is most remembered for his poem "Ode", from his 1874 collection ''Music and Moonlight'', which begins with the words "We are the music makers, / And we are the dreamers of dreams", and has been set to music by several composers including Edward Elgar (as '' The Music Makers)'', Zoltán Kodály, Alfred Reed and, more recently, 808 State ( ex:el: nephatiti) Aphex Twin (Selected Ambient Works 85-92). Early life and herpetology In June 1861, at age 17, Arthur O'Shaughnessy received the post of transcriber in the library of the British Museum, reportedly through the influence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. According to Sir Edmund Gosse, O'Shaughnessy was one of Bulwer Lytton's many bastard children. Two years later, he became a herpetologist in the museum's zoological department. From 1874 to his premature death, he described six new sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postilla
A postil or postill ( la, postilla; german: Postille) was originally a term for Bible commentaries. It is derived from the Latin ''post illa verba textus'' ("after these words from Scripture"), referring to biblical readings. The word first occurs in the chronicle (with reference to examples of 1228 and 1238) of Nicolas Trivetus, but later it came to mean only homiletic exposition, and thus became synonymous with the homily in distinction from the thematic sermon. Finally, after the middle of the fourteenth century, it was applied to an annual cycle of homilies. Early Lutheran postils From the time of Martin Luther, who published the first part of his postil under the title ''Enarrationes epistolarum et evangeliorum quas postillas vocant'' (Wittenberg, 1521), every annual cycle of sermons on the lessons, whether consisting of homilies or formal sermons, is termed a ''postil''. A few of the most famous Lutheran postils are those of M. Luther (''Kirchenpostille'', Wittenberg, 1527; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnophthalmidae
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 intermitten ... [...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] |
Echinosaura
''Echinosaura'' is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Central America and South America. Geographic range and habitat Species of ''Echinosaura'' occur in tropical rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...s of Panama and South America. Description Spined tegu lizards are normally brown in color and have spines on the head, torso, and tail. Species 8 species are recognised:"''Echinosaura'' ". ThReptile Database www.reptile-database.org. *'' Echinosaura brachycephala'' *'' Echinosaura centralis'' *'' Echinosaura fischerorum'' *'' Echinosaura horrida'' - rough teiid *'' Echinosaura keyi'' - Key tegu *'' Echinosaura orcesi'' *'' Echinosaura palmeri'' - Palmer's teiid *'' Ech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pholidobolus
''Pholidobolus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. They occur in north-western South America (Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia). Species There are 17 species: *'' Pholidobolus affinis'' – Peters's pholiodobolus *'' Pholidobolus argosi'' *'' Pholidobolus celsiae'' *'' Pholidobolus condor'' *'' Pholidobolus dicrus'' – Uzzell's prionodactylus *'' Pholidobolus dolichoderes'' *'' Pholidobolus fascinatus'' *'' Pholidobolus hillisi'' *'' Pholidobolus macbrydei'' – MacBryde's pholiodobolus *'' Pholidobolus marianus'' *'' Pholidobolus montium'' – mountain pholiodobolus *'' Pholidobolus odinsae'' *'' Pholidobolus paramuno'' *'' Pholidobolus prefrontalis'' – Montanucci's pholiodobolus *'' Pholidobolus samek'' *'' Pholidobolus ulisesi'' *'' Pholidobolus vertebralis'' – brown prionodactylus References Lizards of South America Lizard genera Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Placosoma (lizard)
''Placosoma'' is a lizard genus in the family Gymnophthalmidae. They are endemic to southern Brazil. Species * ''Placosoma cipoense ''Placosoma cipoense'', Cunha's Brazilian lizard , is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country i ...'' – Cunha's Brazilian lizard * '' Placosoma cordylinum'' * '' Placosoma glabellum'' * '' Placosoma limaverdorum'' References External links Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Lizard genera Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger {{Gymnophthalmidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proctoporus
''Proctoporus'' is a genus of medium-sized lizards ( snout-vent length between and ) assigned to the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species in the genus ''Proctoporus'' occur in Yungas forests and wet montane grasslands on the upper edge of the Amazonian forest, between elevation, from Central Peru in the north to Central Bolivia in the south. Taxonomy Species The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Proctoporus bolivianus'' – Bolivian lightbulb lizard *'' Proctoporus carabaya'' *'' Proctoporus cephalolineatus'' *'' Proctoporus chasqui'' *'' Proctoporus guentheri'' – Günther's lightbulb lizard *'' Proctoporus iridescens'' *'' Proctoporus katerynae'' *'' Proctoporus kiziriani'' *'' Proctoporus lacertus'' *'' Proctoporus laudahnae'' *'' Proctoporus machupicchu'' – Machu Picchu Andean lizard *'' Proctoporus oreades'' *'' Proctoporus optimus'' *'' Proctoporus pachyurus'' - Tschudi's lightbulb lizard *'' Proctoporus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptychoglossus
''Alopoglossus'' is a genus of lizards in the monogeneric family Alopoglossidae. The genus is distributed from Costa Rica in Central America to northern South America. Species The genus ''Alopoglossus'' contains the following 32 valid species: *''Alopoglossus amazonius'' – Amazonanian teiid *''Alopoglossus andeanus'' *''Alopoglossus angulatus'' – northern teiid *''Alopoglossus atriventris'' – keel-bellied shade lizard *''Alopoglossus avilapiresae'' *''Alopoglossus bicolor'' – Werner's largescale lizard *''Alopoglossus bilineatus'' *''Alopoglossus brevifrontalis'' – Boulenger's largescale lizard *''Alopoglossus buckleyi'' – Buckley's teiid *''Alopoglossus carinicaudatus'' – northern teiid *'' Alopoglossus collii'' *'' Alopoglossus copii'' – drab shade lizard *'' Alopoglossus danieli'' – Daniel's largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus embera'' *'' Alopoglossus eurylepis'' – largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus festae'' *'' Alopoglossus gansorum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia although some lizards are more closely related to these two excluded groups than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards"), have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco'' lizards are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mammals as bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
