Cercosaura oshaughnessyi

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Cercosaura
Species:	C. oshaughnessyi
Binomial name
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1885)
Synonyms[1]
Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi Boulenger, 885 Euspondylus oshaughnessyi — Cunha, 1961 Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi — Vanzolini, 1972 Cercosaura oshaughnessyi — Torres-Carvajal et al., 2015

Etymology

The specific name, oshaughnessyi, is in honor of Arthur O'Shaughnessy, who was a British herpetologist and poet.^[2]

Geographic range

C. oshaughnessyi is found in Brazil (Acre, Amapá, western Amazonas), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and northern Peru.^[1]

Reproduction

C. oshaughnessyi is oviparous.^[1]