Macropholidus ruthveni
Macropholidus ruthveni, known commonly as Ruthven's macropholidus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
| Macropholidus ruthveni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Macropholidus |
| Species: | M. ruthveni |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropholidus ruthveni Noble, 1921 | |
Etymology
The specific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. ruthveni is forest, at altitudes of 1,400–2,250 m (4,590–7,380 ft).[1]
References
- Aguilar C, Lehr E, Venegas P, Suárez J, Lundberg M (2017). "Macropholidus ruthveni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T178410A48282100. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178410A48282100.en. Downloaded on 29 July 2019.
- Macropholidus ruthveni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macropholidus ruthveni, p. 230).
Further reading
- Cadle JE, Chuna P (1995). "A New Lizard of the Genus Macropholidus (Teiidae) from a Relictual Humid Forest of Northwestern Peru, and Notes on Macropholidus ruthveni Noble". Breviora (501): 1-39. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Noble GK (1921). "Some New Lizards from Northwestern Peru". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 29: 133–139. (Macropholidus ruthveni, new species).
- Torres-Carvajal O, Gaona FP, Zaragoza C, Székely P (2015). "First record of Macropholidus ruthveni Noble 1921 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Ecuador". Herpetology Notes 8: 25–26.
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