Key tegu
Key tegu | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Echinosaura |
Species: | E. keyi |
Binomial name | |
Echinosaura keyi (Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Teuchocercus keyi Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969 |
The Key tegu (Echinosaura keyi) is a species of lizard endemic to Ecuador.[1]
Taxonomy
Echinosaura keyi is the type species of the genus Echinosaura.[1] This genus was formerly known as Teuchocercus Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969,[2] but it is no longer recognized.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, keyi, is in honor of American physician and amateur herpetologist George Key (1942-1999).[3]
Geographic range
The Key tegu is only found in Ecuador with records from Esmeraldas and Pichincha.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Echinosaura keyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Fritts TH, Smith HM. 1969. A New Teiid Lizard Genus from Western Ecuador. Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 72 (1): 54-59. (Teuchocercus, new genus; Teuchocercus keyi, new species).
- ↑ 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. (Teuchocercus keyi, p. 140).
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