Dicrodon holmbergi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Dicrodon
Species:
D. holmbergi
Binomial name
Dicrodon holmbergi
Schmidt, 1957

Dicrodon holmbergi, also known commonly as Holmberg's desert tegu , is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Peru.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, holmbergi, is in honor of American anthropologist Allan R. Holmberg (1909–1966), who collected the holotype in 1947 during his ethnological investigations in Peru.[3]

Geographic range

D. holmbergi is found in western Peru, in the regions of Ancash, La Libertad, and Lambayeque.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. holmbergi is desert, at altitudes around 220 m (720 ft).[1]

Behavior

D. holmbergi is terrestrial.[1]

Diet

Adults of D. holmbergi are mainly herbivorous.[1]

Reproduction

D. holmbergi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Venegas P, Suárez J, Torres C, Perez J, Lehr E (2021). "Dicrodon holmbergi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T48442200A48444208.en. Accessed on 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Dicrodon holmbergi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dicrodon holmbergi, p. 125).

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