Loxopholis snethlageae explained

Loxopholis snethlageae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, snethlageae, is in honor of German-Brazilian ornithologist Emilie Snethlage.^[1]

L. snethlageae is found in the drainage basins of the Solimões River and the Urucu River, in the southwestern part of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, in northwestern Brazil.^[2]

L. snethlageae is oviparous.

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