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White-Striped Eyed Lizard
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, also known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard and lagarto-da-terra in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to northern South America.
From the article Cercosaura oshaughnessyi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi is found in Brazil (Acre, Amapá, western Amazonas), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and northern Peru.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34758.