Echinosaura orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[3] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Echinosaura orcesi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Echinosaura |
Species: | E. orcesi
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Binomial name | |
Echinosaura orcesi Fritts, Almendáriz, & Samec, 2002[2]
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The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.[4]
The natural habitats of E. orcesi are forest and wetland.[1]