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Euspondylus simonsii BOULENGER, 1901

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Simons'Sun Tegus 
SynonymEuspondylus Simonsii BOULENGER 1901: 549
Euspondylus simonsii — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 121
Euspondylus simonsii — UZZELL 1973: 58
Euspondylus simonsii — KÖHLER 2003 
DistributionPeru (Huánuco)

Type locality: Puntoyacu, Río Perené, Peru, 5000 ft.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.2.3, female 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Perry O. Simons (1869-1901), an American who collected in the Neotropics. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Boulenger, George A. 1901. Further descriptions of new reptiles collected by Mr. P. O. Simons in Peru and Bolivia. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 7 (42): 546-549 - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. 2003. Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru. Salamandra 39 (1): 5-20 - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. and E. Lehr 2004. Comments on Euspondylus and Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru, with the description of three new species and a key to the Peruvian species. Herpetologica 60 (4):501-518 - get paper here
 
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