Neusticurus tatei explained

Neusticurus tatei, also known commonly as Tate's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, tatei, is in honor of American mammalogist George Henry Hamilton Tate.^[1]

Geographic range

N. tatei is found in the state of Bolívar, Venezuela.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of N. tatei is forest, at altitudes of 400–.

Reproduction

N. tatei is oviparous.

Further reading

• Burt CE, Burt MD (1931). "South American Lizards in the Collection of the American Museum of Natural History". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 61: 227–395. (Arthrosaura tatei, new species, pp. 313–315, Figures 1–4).
• Uzzell TM (1966). "Teiid Lizards of the Genus Neusticurus (Reptilia, Sauria)". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 132: 279–327. (Neusticurus tatei, new combination, pp. 283–286).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Neusticurus tatei, p. 261).