Loxopholis southi explained

Loxopholis southi, also known commonly as the northern spectacled lizard and the southern leposoma, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, southi, is in honor of John Glover South (1873–1940), who was an American physician and diplomat.^[1]

L. southi is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia.

L. southi is oviparous.

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:

A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Loxopholis.

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