Species

Oreosaurus achlyens

Oreosaurus achlyens · described by (UZZELL 1958)

Oreosaurus serranus, a close relative of Oreosaurus achlyens

Pictured: Oreosaurus serranus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Sánchez-Pacheco SJ, Nunes PMS, Marques-Souza S, Rodrigues MT, Murphy RW (2017) Formal recognition of the species of Oreosaurus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. ZooKeys 691: 149-162. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.691.13595, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Oreosaurus achlyens
First described
(UZZELL 1958)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Gymnophthalmidae
Genus
Oreosaurus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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