Alopoglossus danieli
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus |
| Species: | A. danieli
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| Binomial name | |
| Alopoglossus danieli (Harris, 1994)
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Alopoglossus danieli, also known
.Etymology
The specific name, danieli, is in honor of Colombian monk Brother Daniel Gonzalez Patiño (1909–1988), who was Director of the Museo de Historia Natural, Instituto de La Salle in Bogotá.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. danieli is forest, at altitudes of 1,500–2,000 m (4,900–6,600 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T29409A115168520. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T29409A44946717.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Alopoglossus danieli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ptychoglossus danieli, p. 64).
Further reading
- Harris DM (1994). "Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs 8: 226–275. (Ptychoglossus danieli, new species).
- Hernández Morales C, Sturaro MJ, Sales Nunes PM, Lotzkat S, Peloso PLV (2020). "A species-level total evidence phylogeny of the microteiid lizard family Alopoglossidae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidea)". Cladistics 36 (3): 301–321. (Alopoglossus danieli, new combination).