Proctoporus unsaacae explained

Proctoporus unsaacae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, unsaacae, is in honor of the herpetological research group at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad de Cusco (UNSAAC).^[1]

Geographic range

P. unsaacae is found in the Department of Cuzco, Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. unsaacae is shrubland, at altitudes of 3152–.

Reproduction

P. unsaacae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Doan TM, Castoe TA (2003). "Using Morphological and Molecular Evidence to Infer Species Boundaries within Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetologica 59 (3): 432–449. (Proctoporus unsaacae, new species).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Proctoporus unsaacae, p. 270).