Bachia pyburni is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to northern South America.
| Bachia pyburni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Bachia |
| Species: | B. pyburni
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| Binomial name | |
| Bachia pyburni | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, pyburni, is in honor of American herpetologist William Frank "Billy" Pyburn (1927–2007).[2][3] Accordingly, it is also known commonly as Pyburn's bachia.[3]
Geographic range
editB. pyburni is found in northern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, and southern Venezuela.[1][2]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitat of B. pyburni is forest at altitudes of about 150 m (490 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Calderón M, Rivas G, Caicedo J, Velasco J, Bolívar W (2017). "Bachia pyburni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T44578433A44578436. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44578433A44578436.en. Downloaded on 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Bachia pyburni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 July 2019.
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. xiii + 296 pp. (Bachia pyburni, p. 213).
Further reading
edit- Costa HC, Bérnils RS (2015). "Répteis brasileiros: lista de espécies 2015 ". Herpetologia Brasileira 4 (3): 75–93. (in Portuguese).
- Kizirian DA, McDiarmid RW (1998). "A new species of Bachia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with plesiomorphic limb morphology". Herpetologica 54 (2): 245–253. (Bachia pyburni, new species).
- Ribeiro-Júnior MA, Amaral S (2017). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae". Zootaxa 4269 (2): 151–196.
- Rivas GA, Molina CR, Ugueto GN, Barros TR, Barrio-Amorós CL, Kok PJR (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.
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