''Arthrosaura tyleri'' is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Gymnophthalmidae.
The species is
endemic
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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 ...
.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''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.
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Reproduction
''A. tyleri'' 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 ...
.[
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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 surname include:
* Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer
* Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo
* George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
(Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae), with the resurrection of two species 'A. versteegii'', ''Pantodactylus tyleri'' . ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' 66: 453–484. (''Arthrosaura tyleri'', new combination, p. 477).
* Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". ''Zootaxa'' 3211: 1–64.
Arthrosaura
Reptiles described in 1931
Reptiles of Venezuela
Endemic fauna of Venezuela
Taxa named by Charles Earle Burt
Taxa named by May Danheim Burt
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