Echinosaura orcesi explained

Echinosaura orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.^[1]

Geographic range

E. orcesi is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Habitat

The natural habitats of E. orcesi are forest and wetland.

Reproduction

E. orcesi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Castro-Herrera, Fernando; Vargas-Salinas, Fernando (2008). "Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia ". Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251–277. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
• Valencia-Zuleta, Alejandro; Jaramillo-Martínez, Andrés Felipe; Echeverry-Bocanegra, Andrea; Viáfara-Vega, Ronald; Hernández-Córdoba, Oscar; Cardona-Botero, Victoria E.; Gutiérrez-Zúñiga, Jaime; Castro-Herrera, Fernando (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. . (Echinosaura orcesi, p. 195).