Alopoglossus viridiceps

Alopoglossus viridiceps, known commonly as the green-headed shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.

Alopoglossus viridiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species:
A. viridiceps
Binomial name
Alopoglossus viridiceps
Torres-Carvajal & Lobos, 2014

Etymology

The specific name, viridiceps, is from Latin viridis (green) + ceps (head), referring to the green coloration of the head, both dorsally and ventrally.[1]

Geographic range

A. viridisceps is found in the Andes of Ecuador in Pichincha Province.[1]

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References

Further reading

  • Arteaga A, Pyron RA, Peñafiel N, Romero-Barreto P, Culebras J, Bustamante L, Yánez-Muñoz MH, Guayasamin JM (2016). "Comparative Phylogeography Reveals Cryptic Diversity and Repeated Patterns of Cladogenesis for Amphibians and Reptiles in northwestern Ecuador ". PLoS ONE 11 (4): e0151746.
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Lobos SE (2014). "A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the tropical Andes, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus". ZooKeys 410: 105–120. (Alopoglossus viridiceps, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).


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