Alopoglossus kugleri

Alopoglossus kugleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species:
A. kugleri
Binomial name
Alopoglossus kugleri
(Roux, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ptychoglossus kugleri
    Roux, 1927

Alopoglossus kugleri, also known commonly as Kugler's largescale lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae.[2] The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

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The specific name, kugleri, is in honor of Swiss geologist Hans Gottfried Kugler.[3]

Description

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Dorsally, A. kugleri is black. Ventrally, it is brick red.[2]

Geographic range

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A. kugleri is found in northwestern Venezuela, in the states of Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcón.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. kugleri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rivas G, Schargel W (2016). "Ptychoglossus kugleri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203065A2759752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203065A2759752.en. Downloaded on 05 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Alopoglossus kugleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ 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. (Ptychoglossus kugleri, p. 147).

Further reading

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  • Harris DM (1994). "Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs 8: 226–275. (Ptychoglossus kugleri, p. 248).
  • Hernández Morales C, Sturaro MJ, Nunes PMS, Lotzkat S, Peloso PLV (2020). "A species-level total evidence phylogeny of the microteiid lizard family Alopoglossidae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidea)". Cladistics 33 (3): 301–321. (Alopoglossus kugleri, new combination, Table 5).
  • 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): 1–64. (Ptychoglossus kugleri). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Roux J (1927). "Contribution à l'erpétologie du Vénézuéla". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 38: 252–261. (Ptychoglossus kugleri, new species). (in French).