Panopa carvalhoi
Species of lizard
| Panopa carvalhoi | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Panopa |
| Species: | P. carvalhoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Panopa carvalhoi (Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini, 1990) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Carvalho's mabuya (Panopa carvalhoi) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho.[3]
Geographic range
P. carvalhoi is found in the Brazilian state of Roraima, and in Venezuela.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of P. carvalhoi are forest and savanna.[1]
Reproduction
P. carvalhoi is viviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Schargel, W.; Martins, M.R.C.; Rivas, G. (2019). "Panopa carvalhoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178189A67510240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178189A67510240.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Panopa carvalhoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
- ^ 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. (Mabuya carvalhoi, p. 49).
Further reading
- Rebouças-Spieker, Regina; Vanzolini, Paulo Emilio (1990). "Mabuya carvalhoi, espécie nova do estado de Roraima, Brasil (Sauria: Scincidae)". Revista Brasileira de Biologia 50 (2): 377–386. (Mabuya carvalhoi, new species). (in Portuguese).
- 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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