Bachia pyburni

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Bachia pyburni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Bachia
Species:
B. pyburni
Binomial name
Bachia pyburni

Bachia pyburni is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, pyburni, is in honor of American herpetologist William Frank "Billy" Pyburn (1927–2007).[2][3] Accordingly, it is also known commonly as Pyburn's bachia.[3]

Geographic range

B. pyburni is found in northern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, and southern Venezuela.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of B. pyburni is forest at altitudes of about 150 m (490 ft).[1]

Reproduction

B. pyburni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Calderón M, Rivas G, Caicedo J, Velasco J, Bolívar W (2017). "Bachia pyburni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44578433A44578436. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44578433A44578436.en. Downloaded on 18 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bachia pyburni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. xiii + 296 pp. (Bachia pyburni, p. 213).

Further reading

  • Costa HC, Bérnils RS (2015). "Répteis brasileiros: lista de espécies 2015 ". Herpetologia Brasileira 4 (3): 75–93. (in Portuguese).
  • Kizirian DA, McDiarmid RW (1998). "A new species of Bachia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with plesiomorphic limb morphology". Herpetologica 54 (2): 245–253. (Bachia pyburni, new species).
  • Ribeiro-Júnior MA, Amaral S (2017). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae". Zootaxa 4269 (2): 151–196.
  • Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.



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