Alopoglossus embera is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to western Colombia.
Alopoglossus embera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Alopoglossidae |
Genus: | Alopoglossus |
Species: | A. embera
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Binomial name | |
Alopoglossus embera |
Etymology
editThe specific name, embera, is in honor of the Emberá, an indigenous people of Colombia and Panama.[1]
Geographic range
editIn Colombia, A. embra is found in Cauca Department and Valle del Cauca Department.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Alopoglossus embera at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
Further reading
edit- Peloso PLV, Morales CH (2018). "Description of a New Species of Alopoglossus Boulenger, 1885 from Western Colombia (Gymnophthalmoidea)". South American Journal of Herpetology 12 (2): 89–98. (Alopoglossus embera, new species).