Oreosaurus shrevei (PARKER, 1935)

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Higher Taxa	Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Luminous Lizard, Shreve's Lightbulb Lizard
Synonym	Proctoporus (Oreosaurus) shrevei PARKER 1935: 283 Proctoporus shrevei — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 240 Proctoporus shrevei — DOAN & SCHARGEL 2003 Riama shrevei — DOAN & CASTOE 2005 Oreosaurus shrevei — SÁNCHEZ-PACHECO et al. 2017
Distribution	Trinidad, Tobago Type locality: Heaths of Aripo Mountain Range, Trinidad.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.4.27
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Benjamin Shreve (1908-1985), US American herpetologist.
References	Doan, T. M. & Castoe, T.A. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143: 405–416. - get paper here Doan, T.M. & Schargel, W.E. 2003. Bridging the gap in Proctoporus distribution: a new species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Herpetologica 59 (1): 68-75 - get paper here Hedges SB, Powell R, Henderson RW, Hanson S, and Murphy JC 2019. Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology 67: 1–53 Parker, H.W. 1935. The new teeid lizard in Trinidad. Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad 12: 283 Rivas, G. A., Lasso-Alcalá, O. M., Rodríguez-Olarte, D., De Freitas, M., Murphy, J. C., Pizzigalli, C., ... & Jowers, M. J. 2021. Biogeographical patterns of amphibians and reptiles in the northernmost coastal montane complex of South America. Plos one, 16(3): e0246829 - get paper here RIVAS, G. A., NUNES, P. M. S., BARAN, A., JOWERS, M. J., SMITH, E. N., HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES, C., & SCHARGEL, W. E. 2021. A new species of Oreosaurus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Turimiquire Massif, northeastern Venezuela. Zootaxa 5023 (4): 571-584 - get paper here Rivas, G.; Schargel, W.E. & Meik, J.M. 2005. A new species of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), endemic to the Península de Paria, Venezuela. Herpetologica 61 (4): 461-468 - get paper here Roth, W.D. & Gans, C. 1960. The luminous organs of Proctoporus (Sauria, Reptilia) - a a re-evaluation. Breviora (125): 1-12 - get paper here Sánchez-Pacheco, Santiago J.; David A. Kizirian, and Pedro M. Sales-Nunes 2011. A New Species of Riama from Ecuador Previously Referred to as Riama hyposticta (Boulenger, 1902) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates (3719): 1-15 - get paper here Sanchez-Pacheco. Santiago J. 2010. Lectotype designation and redescription of the Gymnophthalmid Lizard Riama columbiana (Andersson, 1914) with notes on the type locality. Papeis Avulsos de Zool. 50 (2): 31-41 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.markoshea.tv/series1/series01-10.html Google images

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