Alopoglossus lehmanni explained

Alopoglossus lehmanni is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.

Etymology

The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of Colombian biologist Federico Carlos Lehmann-Valencia.^[1]

Geographic range

A. lehmanni is found in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. lehmanni is forest. The holotype was collected at an elevation of 30m (100feet).

Reproduction

A. lehmanni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Ayala SC, Harris DM (1984). "A New Microteiid Lizard (Alopoglossus) from the Pacific Rainforest of Colombia". Herpetologica 40 (2): 154–158. (Alopoglossus lehmanni, new species).
• Köhler G, Diethert H-H, Veselý M (2012). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetological Monographs 26 (1): 173–188. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
• Valencia-Zuleta A, Jaramillo-Martínez, Echeverry-Bocanegra A, Viáfara-Vega R, Hernández-Córdoba O, Cardona-Botero VE, Gutiérrez-Zúñiga J, Castro-Herrera F (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8 (2) [Special Section]: 1–18; S1-S24 (e87). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Alopoglossus lehmanni, p. 154).