Euspondylus simonsii, known commonly as Simons's sun tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Euspondylus |
| Species: | E. simonsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Euspondylus simonsii Boulenger, 1901
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Etymology
editThe specific name, simonsii, is in honor of American scientific collector Perry O. Simons.[3]
Geographic range
editE. simonsii is found in the Department of Huánuco, Peru.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of E. simonsii is at altitudes of 1,250–1,560 m (4,100–5,120 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Torres, C.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2017). "Euspondylus simonsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T48280420A48280423. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280420A48280423.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Euspondylus simonsii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-4214-0227-7. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1901). "Further Descriptions of new Reptiles collected by Mr. P. O. Simons in Peru and Bolivia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 7: 546–549. (Euspondylus simonsii, new species, p. 549).
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