Cercosaura phelpsorum explained

Cercosaura phelpsorum is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, phelpsorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American ornithologist William H. Phelps Sr. and his family.^[1]

Geographic range

C. phelpsorum is found in the Venezuelan states of Amazonas and Bolívar.

Habitat

The preferred habitats of C. phelpsorum are rocky areas and grassland, at altitudes of 1450–.

Reproduction

C. phelpsorum is oviparous.

Further reading

• Doan TM (2003). "A new phylogenetic classification for the gymnophthalmid genera Cercosaura, Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137 (1): 101–115. (Cercosaura phelpsorum, new combination).
• Lancini AR (1968). "El genero Euspondylus (Sauria: Teiidae) en Venezuela ". Publicaciones Ocasionales del Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas 12: 1–8. (Euspondylus phelpsi, new species). (in Spanish).
• Myers CW, Donnelly MA (1996). "A New Herpetofauna from Cerro Yaví, Venezuela: First Results of the Robert G. Goelet American Museum – Terramar Expedition to the Northwestern Tepuis". American Museum Novitates (3172): 1-56. (Euspondylus phelpsorum, emendation, p. 23; E. goeleti, new species, pp. 23–30, Figures 16–20).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cercosaura phelpsorum, p. 205).