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Wilsonosaura

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Wilsonosaura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Wilsonosaura
Lehr, Moravec & von May, 2019
Species:
W. josyi
Binomial name
Wilsonosaura josyi
(G. Köhler, 2003)
Synonyms[2]
  • Euspondylus josyi
    G. Köhler, 2003
  • Wisonosaura josyi
    — Lehr, Moravec & von May, 2019

Wilsonosaura josyi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species, which is endemic to Peru, is monotypic in the genus Wilsonosaura.

Etymology

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The specific name, josyi, is in honor of Franz-Josef "Josy" Hans.[3]

Geographic range

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W. josyi is found in central Peru, in Department of Junín.[1][2]

Habitat

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The holotype of W. josyi was collected at an altitude of 2,880 m (9,450 ft), but its preferred natural habitat was not recorded.[1]

Reproduction

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W. josyi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Quiroz Rodriguez, A. (2017). "Wilsonosaura josyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48280225A48280228. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280225A48280228.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Wilsonosaura josyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Euspondylus josei, p. 136).

Further reading

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  • 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).