Holcosus orcesi

Species of lizard

Holcosus orcesi

Conservation status

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Teiidae
Genus:  | Holcosus
Species:  |

H. orcesi

Binomial name
Holcosus orcesi

(J. Peters, 1964)

Synonyms[2]

* Ameiva orcesi
J. Peters, 1964
* Holcosus orcesi
— Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012

Holcosus orcesi, also known commonly as Peters' ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.[2]

## Etymology

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The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.[3]

## Habitat

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The preferred habitat of H. orcesi is shrubland at altitudes of 1,250–1,700 m (4,100–5,580 ft).[1]

## Reproduction

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H. orcesi is oviparous.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Brito, J.; Sánchez, J. (2017). "Holcosus orcesi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T49981813A49981970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T49981813A49981970.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c Holcosus orcesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 June 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. (Ameiva orcesi, p. 195).

## Further reading

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* Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Holcosus orcesi, new combination, p. 123).
* Peters, James A. (1964). "The Lizard Genus Ameiva in Ecuador". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 63 (3): 113–127. (Ameiva orcesi, new species, pp. 123–126).

Taxon identifiers

Holcosus orcesi|

* Wikidata: Q2842612
* Wikispecies: Holcosus orcesi
* ADW: Ameiva_orcesi
* CoL: 3M7X2
* GBIF: 7599102
* iNaturalist: 318693
* IUCN: 49981813
* Open Tree of Life: 4124497
* RD: orcesi
* uBio: 183759

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