The preferred natural habitat of O. shrevei is tropical montane forest, at altitudes of 600–981 m (1,969–3,219 ft), where it utilizes rock crevices and leaf litter on the forest floor, on stream banks and at the mouths of caves. [1]
^ abcOreosaurus shrevei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 July 2019.
^Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Riama shrevei, p. 243).
Further reading
Knight, C. M., W. H. N. Gutzke, and V. C. Quesnel. 2004. Shedding light on the Luminous lizard (Proctoporus shrevei) of Trinidad. Caribbean Journal of Science 40(3): 422-426
Parker HW (1935). "The New Teiid Lizard in Trinidad". Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad12 (11): 283.
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oreosaurus, shrevei, known, commonly, luminous, lizard, shreve, lightbulb, lizard, species, lizard, family, gymnophthalmidae, species, endemic, northern, range, mountains, island, trinidad, republic, trinidad, tobago, this, species, some, time, erroneously, al. Oreosaurus shrevei known commonly as the luminous lizard or Shreve s lightbulb lizard is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae 2 The species is endemic to the Northern Range of mountains of the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago This species was for some time erroneously alleged to be bioluminescent hence its common name luminous lizard Oreosaurus shreveiConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily GymnophthalmidaeGenus OreosaurusSpecies O shreveiBinomial nameOreosaurus shrevei Parker 1935 Synonyms 2 Proctoporus Oreosaurus shrevei Parker 1935 Proctoporus shrevei J Peters amp Donoso Barros 1970 Riama shrevei Doan amp Castoe 2005 Oreosaurus shrevei Sanchez Pacheco et al 2017 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Habitat 3 Reproduction 4 References 5 Further readingEtymology EditThe specific name shrevei is in honor of American herpetologist Benjamin Shreve 3 Habitat EditThe preferred natural habitat of O shrevei is tropical montane forest at altitudes of 600 981 m 1 969 3 219 ft where it utilizes rock crevices and leaf litter on the forest floor on stream banks and at the mouths of caves 1 Reproduction EditO shrevei is oviparous 2 References Edit a b Murphy J 2016 Riama shrevei The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T178338A71745464 https doi org 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T178338A71745464 en Downloaded on 31 July 2019 a b c Oreosaurus shrevei at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 31 July 2019 Beolens B Watkins M Grayson 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Maryland Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Riama shrevei p 243 Further reading EditKnight C M W H N Gutzke and V C Quesnel 2004 Shedding light on the Luminous lizard Proctoporus shrevei of Trinidad Caribbean Journal of Science 40 3 422 426Parker HW 1935 The New Teiid Lizard in Trinidad Tropical Agriculture Trinidad 12 11 283 This lizard article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oreosaurus shrevei amp oldid 1077119594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
