Bachia alleni explained

Bachia alleni is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to the southern Caribbean.

Etymology

The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American Zoologist Glover Morrill Allen.^[1]

The specific name, cuvieri (of the synonym, Bachia cuvieri), is in honor of French naturalist Georges Cuvier.^[1]

B. alleni is found in Grenada, the Grenadines, and Tobago.

B. alleni is oviparous.

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Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Bachia heteropus alleni, p. 109).