Panopa carvalhoi

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Panopa carvalhoi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panopa
Species:
P. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Panopa carvalhoi
Synonyms[2]
  • Mabuya carvalhoi
    Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini, 1990
  • Panopa carvalhoi
    Hedges & Conn, 2012

Carvalho's mabuya (Panopa carvalhoi) is a

Scincidae. The species is native to northern South America
.

Etymology

The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho.[3]

Geographic range

P. carvalhoi is found in the Brazilian state of Roraima, and in Venezuela.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. carvalhoi are forest and savanna.[1]

Reproduction

P. carvalhoi is viviparous.[2]

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