''Cercosaura doanae'' 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
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
.
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 ...
, ''doanae'', is in honor of herpetologist
Tiffany M. Doan
Tiffany may refer to:
People
* Tiffany (given name), list of people with this name
* Tiffany (surname), list of people with this surname
Known mononymously as "Tiffany":
* Tiffany Darwish, (born 1971), an American singer, songwriter, actress kn ...
[
]
Geographic range
''C. doanae'' is found in Mariscal Cáceres Province
Mariscal Cáceres Province ( es, Provincia de Mariscal Cáceres) is one of the provinces of San Martín Region, Peru. Its capital is the town Juanjui. It was created by a law of the Peruvian congress during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugartec ...
, Department of San Martín, Peru.[
]
References
Further reading
*Echevarría, Lourdes Y.; Barboza, Andy C.; Venegas, Pablo J. (2015). "A new species of montane gymnphthalmid lizard, genus ''Cercosaura'' (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), from the Amazon slope of northern Peru". ''Amphibian & Reptile Conservation'' 9 (1) pecial Section 34-44 (e109). (''Cercosaura doanae'', new species).
Cercosaura
Reptiles of Peru
Endemic fauna of Peru
Reptiles described in 2015
Taxa named by Lourdes Y. Echevarría
Taxa named by Andy C. Barboza
Taxa named by Pablo J. Venegas
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