Dicrodon holmbergi SCHMIDT, 1957

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Higher Taxa	Teiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Holmberg's Desert Tegu
Synonym	Dicrodon holmbergi SCHMIDT 1957: 66 Dicrodon holmbergi — LEHR et al. 2002 Dicrodon guttulatum holmbergi — HARVEY et al. 2012
Distribution	Peru Type locality: Chao Valley, Libertad, Peru
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 127823, adult male
Diagnosis	Diagnosis:-A species of Dicrodon with small granular scales on the posterior part of the back, and with a ring of small scales completely surrounding the supraoculars (fig. 11). (Schmidt 1957) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2392 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
Etymology	named after the collector of the holotype, Dr. Allan R. Holmberg, who made ethnological investigations in Peru in 1947.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Goldberg, Stephen R. 2008. Notes on Reproduction of Dicrodon guttulatum, D. heterolepis and D. holmbergi (Squamata: Teiidae) from Peru. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 44 (3): 103 - get paper here HARVEY, MICHAEL B.; GABRIEL N. UGUETO & RONALD L. GUTBERLET, Jr. 2012. Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). Zootaxa 3459: 1–156 - get paper here Lehr, E. 2002. Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Natur und Tier-Verlag (Münster), 208 pp. - get paper here Lehr, E.; Köhler, G. & Streit, B. 2002. Die Herpetofauna von Mittelperu entlang eines Transektes von der pazifischen Küste bis in die Hochanden (Amphibia et Reptilia). Faun. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 22 (2): 361-392 Schmidt,K.P. 1957. Notes on lizards of the genus Dicrodon. Fieldiana: Zoology 39 (9): 65-71 - get paper here Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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