Proctoporus rahmi explained
Proctoporus rahmi, Rahm's sun tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Peru.
Etymology
The specific name, rahmi, is in honor of Peter Rahm who collected the holotype.[1]
Geographic range
P. rahmi is found in the Andes of southeastern Peru, near Cusco, at an altitude of 2400m (7,900feet).
Reproduction
P. rahmi is oviparous.
Further reading
- De Gris P (1936). "Prionodactylus rahmi, eine neue Eidechse aus den Anden [= ''Prionodactylus rahmi'', a new lizard from the Andes]". Zoologische Anzeiger 116: 27–30. (Prionodactylus rahmi, new species). (in German).
- 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.
- Torres-Carvajal O, Lobos SE, Venegas PJ, Chávez G, Aguirre-Peñafiel V, Zurita D, Echevarría LY (2016). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the most diverse clade of South American gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 63–75. (Proctoporus rahmi, new combination).
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Euspondylus rahmi, p. 216).