Loxopholis osvaldoi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, osvaldoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha.[3]
Geographic range
L. osvaldoi is found in the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Rondônia.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of L. osvaldoi is forest.[1]
Reproduction
L. osvaldoi is oviparous.[2]
References
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^ a b Colli GR, Fenker J, Tedeschi L, Bataus YSL, Uhlig VM, Lima A, Nogueira CC, Borges-Nojosa DM, Costa GC, de Moura GJB, Winck G, Silva JRS, Viñas LV, Ribeiro Junior MA, Hoogmoed MS, Tinôco MST, Almeida-Santos P, Valadão R, de Oliveira RB, Avila-Pires TCS, Ferreira VL, de Menezes VA (2019). "Loxopholis osvaldoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T66082596A135332617. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T66082596A135332617.pt. Downloaded on 28 July 2019.
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^ a b c d Loxopholis osvaldoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 July 2019.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leposoma osvaldoi, p. 197).
