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    Species Accepted

    Oreosaurus shrevei (Parker, 1935)

    Luminous Lizard
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Oreosaurus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

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      Vernacular names

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      Luminous Lizard English
      Shreve's Lightbulb Lizard English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      11 results
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      Doan, T. M., & Castoe, T. A. (2005). Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143: 405–416.
      Rivas, G. A., Lasso-Alcalá, O. M., Rodríguez-Olarte, D., De Freitas, M., Murphy, J. C., Pizzigalli, C., ... & Jowers, M. J. (2021). Biogeographical patterns of amphibians and reptiles in the northernmost coastal montane complex of South America. Plos One, 16(3): E0246829.
      Rivas, G.; Schargel, W.E. & Meik, J.M. (2005). A new species of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), endemic to the Península de Paria, Venezuela. Herpetologica 61 (4): 461-468.
      Hedges SB, Powell R, Henderson RW, Hanson S, & and Murphy JC. (2019). Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles. Caribbean Herpetology 67: 1–53.
      Sanchez-Pacheco. Santiago J. (2010). Lectotype designation and redescription of the Gymnophthalmid Lizard Riama columbiana (Andersson, 1914) with notes on the type locality. Papeis Avulsos de Zool. 50 (2): 31-41.
      RIVAS, G. A., NUNES, P. M. S., BARAN, A., JOWERS, M. J., SMITH, E. N., HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES, C., & SCHARGEL, W. E. (2021). A new species of Oreosaurus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Turimiquire Massif, northeastern Venezuela. Zootaxa 5023 (4): 571-584.
      Sánchez-Pacheco, Santiago J.; David A. Kizirian, and Pedro M. Sales-Nunes. (2011). A New Species of Riama from Ecuador Previously Referred to as Riama hyposticta (Boulenger, 1902) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates (3719): 1-15.
      Roth, W. D., & Gans, C. (1960). The luminous organs of Proctoporus (Sauria, Reptilia) - a a re-evaluation. Breviora (125): 1-12.
      Doan, T. M., & Schargel, W. E. (2003). Bridging the gap in Proctoporus distribution: a new species (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Andes of Venezuela. Herpetologica 59 (1): 68-75.

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