Gelanesaurus cochranae

Gelanesaurus cochranae, Cochran's neusticurus, is a species of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] It is found in Ecuador and Colombia.

Gelanesaurus cochranae

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Gelanesaurus
Species:
G. cochranae
Binomial name
Gelanesaurus cochranae
(C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Neusticurus ecpleopus cochranae
  • Neusticurus cochranae
  • Potamites cochranae

Etymology

The specific name, cochranae, was chosen in honor of American herpetologist Doris Mable Cochran.[3]

References
  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D.F., Arredondo, J.C. & Velasco, J. 2016. Potamites cochranae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T177901A44952792. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T177901A44952792.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.
  2. Gelanesaurus cochranae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Neusticurus cochranae, p. 55).
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