Proctoporus xestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Proctoporus
Species:
P. xestus
Binomial name
Proctoporus xestus
(Uzzell, 1969)
Synonyms[2]
  • Opipeuter xestus
    Uzzell, 1969
  • Proctoporus xestus
    — Goicoechea et al., 2012

Proctoporus xestus, or the river teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Geographic range

P. xestus occurs from central Peru to Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz departments) and northern Argentina (Jujuy, and Salta provinces).[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. xestus are Yungas forest and wet montane grassland, at elevations of 1,000–3,600 m (3,300–11,800 ft) above sea level.[1]

Description

P. xestus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.8 cm (2.3 in). The tail length is almost twice the SVL.[3]

Reproduction

P. xestus is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

P. xestus is the type species of the genus Opipeuter Uzzell, 1969, now synonymized with Proctoporus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cacciali, P.; Carreira, S.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Moravec, J.; Lehr, E. [in German]; Gonzales, L.; Aparicio, J. (2016). "Proctoporus xestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T48283802A48283833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T48283802A48283833.en. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Proctoporus xestus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Uzzell (1969).

Further reading

  • Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215. (Opipeuter xestus).
  • Goicoechea, Padial JM, Chaparro JC, Castroviejo-Fisher S, De la Riva I (2012). "Molecular phylogenetics, species diversity, and biogeography of the Andean lizards of the genus Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 65 (3): 953–964. (Proctoporus xestus, new combination).
  • Köhler G, Veselý M (2007). "The hemipenis of Opipeuter xestus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Salamandra 43 (1): 49–51.
  • Lehr E (2003). Amphibien und Reptilien in Peru. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 208 pp. ISBN 978-3931587680. (in German).
  • Uzzell T (1969). "A New Genus and Species of Teiid Lizard from Bolivia". Postilla (129): 1–15. (Opipeuter xestus, new species).


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