Proctoporus rahmi

Proctoporus rahmi, Rahm's sun tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] It is endemic to Peru.

Proctoporus rahmi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Proctoporus
Species:	P. rahmi
Binomial name
Proctoporus rahmi (De Grijs, 1936)
Synonyms[2]
Prionodactylus rahmi De Grijs, 1936 Euspondylus rahmi — J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda Proctoporus rahmi — Torres-Carvajal et al., 2016

Etymology

The specific name, rahmi, is in honor of Peter Rahm who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic range

P. rahmi is found in the Andes of southeastern Peru, near Cusco, at an altitude of 2,400 m (7,900 ft).^[1][2]

Reproduction

P. rahmi is oviparous.^[2]