Euspondylus caideni explained

Euspondylus caideni is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, caideni, is in honor of Caiden Christopher Vlasimsky (born 2003), the son of a Texan supporter of BIOPAT – Patrons for Biodiversity.^[1]

Geographic range

E. caideni is found in Department of Cuzco, Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of E. caideni is forest, at altitudes of 2780–.

Reproduction

E. caideni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Köhler G (2003). "Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru". Salamandra 39 (1): 5–20. (Euspodylus caideni, new species, pp. 12–17, Figures 4–6). (in English, with an abstract in German, bilingual figure captions).
• Köhler G, Lehr E (2004). "Comments on Euspondylus and Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru, with the description of three new species and a key to the Peruvian species". Herpetologica 60 (4): 501–518.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]