''Laemanctus julioi'', also known
commonly as Julio's casquehead iguana, is a
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 ...
of
lizard
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in the
family
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Corytophanidae
Corytophanidae is a family of iguanian lizards, also called casquehead lizards or helmeted lizards, endemic to the New World. Nine species of casquehead lizards from three genera are recognized.
Geographic range
Corytophanids are found from Mexi ...
. 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
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
.
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Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''julioi'', is in honor of Honduran zoologist
Julio Enrique Mérida.
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Geographic range
''L. julioi'' is found in southcentral Honduras, at altitudes of .[
]
Behavior
''L. julioi'' is diurnal.[
]
Reproduction
''L. julioi'' 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 ...
. Eggs are laid in May and June.[Antúnez-Fonseca et al. (2021).]
References
Further reading
*Antúnez-Fonseca, Cristopher Alberto; Zúniga, Luis Gualberto; Padilla-Raudales, Denis; Vega-R., Hermes; Funes, Carlos (2021). "Extended range and observations on the natural history of the casquehead lizard ''Laemanctus julioi'' from Honduras". ''Herpetological Bulletin'' (156): 18–22.
* McCranie JR (2018). "The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation". ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology'' (15): 1–129. (''Laemanctus julioi'', new species).
Laemanctus
Reptiles described in 2018
Taxa named by James Randall McCranie
Reptiles of Honduras
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