Wilsonosaura Explained

Wilsonosaura josyi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species, which is endemic to Peru, is monotypic in the genus Wilsonosaura.

Etymology

The specific name, josyi, is in honor of Franz-Josef "Josy" Hans.^[1]

Geographic range

W. josyi is found in central Peru, in Department of Junín.

Habitat

The holotype of W. josyi was collected at an altitude of, but its preferred natural habitat was not recorded.

Reproduction

W. josyi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Köhler G (2003). "Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru". Salamandra 39 (1): 5–20. (Euspondylus josyi, new species).
• 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.
• Lehr E, Moravec J, von May R (2019). "A new cryptic genus of terrestrial lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of central Peru". Salamandra 56: 1–15. (Wilsonosaura, new genus; W. josyi, new combination).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]