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Parker's Many-fingered Teiid
Cercosaura parkeri
Cercosaura parkeri, known commonly as Parker's many-fingered teiid , is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
From the article Cercosaura parkeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Dorsally, Cercosaura parkeri is uniformly brown. Laterally, it has a white stripe which begins on the upper labials, passes through the lower half of the ear, and continues along the side of the body. This stripe extends at least to above the front leg, and in some specimens to above the hind leg.
Range & habitat
Cercosaura parkeri is found in Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta), Bolivia, Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia), and possibly Peru.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name, parkeri, is in honor of English herpetologist Hampton Wildman Parker.
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 97046.