Alopoglossus festae

Alopoglossus festae is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.

Alopoglossus festae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Alopoglossidae
Genus:	Alopoglossus
Species:	A. festae
Binomial name
Alopoglossus festae (Peracca, 1896)
Synonyms[2]
Diastemalepis festae Peracca, 1896 Ptychoglossus festae — J. Peters & Donoso-Barros, 1970 Alopoglossus festae — Hernández-Morales et al., 2020

Etymology

The specific name, festae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Enrico Festa.^[3]

Geographic range

A. festae is found in southwestern Colombia and adjacent northwestern Ecuador.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. festae is forest at altitudes of 10–2,000 m (33–6,562 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

A. festae is oviparous.^[2]