Cercosaura doanae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Peru.
| Cercosaura doanae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Cercosaura |
| Species: | C. doanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cercosaura doanae | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, doanae, is in honor of herpetologist Tiffany M. Doan[1]
Geographic range
editC. doanae is found in Mariscal Cáceres Province, Department of San Martín, Peru.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cercosaura doanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 July 2019.
Further reading
edit- Echevarría, Lourdes Y.; Barboza, Andy C.; Venegas, Pablo J. (2015). "A new species of montane gymnphthalmid lizard, genus Cercosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), from the Amazon slope of northern Peru". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9 (1) [Special Section]: 34-44 (e109). (Cercosaura doanae, new species).
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