Cercosaura oshaughnessyi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Cercosaura |
Species: | C. oshaughnessyi
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Binomial name | |
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi (
Boulenger, 1885)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet. [2]
C. oshaughnessyi is found in Brazil ( Acre, Amapá, western Amazonas), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and northern Peru. [1]
C. oshaughnessyi is oviparous. [1]