Proctoporus unsaacae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Peru.

Proctoporus unsaacae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Proctoporus
Species:
P. unsaacae
Binomial name
Proctoporus unsaacae
Doan & Castoe, 2003

Etymology

edit

The specific name, unsaacae, is in honor of the herpetological research group at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad de Cusco (UNSAAC).[2][3]

Geographic range

edit

P. unsaacae is found in the Department of Cuzco, Peru.[2]

Habitat

edit

The preferred natural habitat of P. unsaacae is shrubland, at altitudes of 3,152–3,700 m (10,341–12,139 ft).[1]

Reproduction

edit

P. unsaacae is oviparous.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Perez, J.; Aguilar, C. (2016). "Proctoporus unsaacae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48283758A48283767. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48283758A48283767.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Proctoporus unsaacae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 August 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. (Proctoporus unsaacae, p. 270).

Further reading

edit
  • Doan TM, Castoe TA (2003). "Using Morphological and Molecular Evidence to Infer Species Boundaries within Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetologica 59 (3): 432–449. (Proctoporus unsaacae, new species).