Macropholidus ruthveni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Macropholidus
Species:
M. ruthveni
Binomial name
Macropholidus ruthveni
Noble, 1921

Macropholidus ruthveni, known commonly as Ruthven's macropholidus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.[3]

Geographic range

M. ruthveni is found in Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. ruthveni is forest, at altitudes of 1,400–2,250 m (4,590–7,380 ft).[1]

Reproduction

M. ruthveni is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Aguilar, C.; Lehr, E.; Venegas, P.; Suárez, J.; Lundberg, M. (2017). "Macropholidus ruthveni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178410A48282100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178410A48282100.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Macropholidus ruthveni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macropholidus ruthveni, p. 230).

Further reading

  • Cadle JE, Chuna P (1995). "A New Lizard of the Genus Macropholidus (Teiidae) from a Relictual Humid Forest of Northwestern Peru, and Notes on Macropholidus ruthveni Noble". Breviora (501): 1-39. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
  • Noble GK (1921). "Some New Lizards from Northwestern Peru". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 29: 133–139. (Macropholidus ruthveni, new species).
  • Torres-Carvajal O, Gaona FP, Zaragoza C, Székely P (2015). "First record of Macropholidus ruthveni Noble 1921 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Ecuador". Herpetology Notes 8: 25–26.


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