Alopoglossus kugleri, also known commonly as Kugler's largescale lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
Etymology
The specific name, kugleri, is in honor of Swiss geologist Hans Gottfried Kugler.
Description
Dorsally, A. kugleri is black. Ventrally, it is brick red.
Geographic range
A. kugleri is found in northwestern Venezuela, in the states of Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcón.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. kugleri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
References
Further reading
- (1994). "Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs 8: 226âÂÂ275. (Ptychoglossus kugleri, p. 248).
- , , , , (2020). "A species-level total evidence phylogeny of the microteiid lizard family Alopoglossidae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmoidea)". Cladistics 33 (3): 301âÂÂ321. (Alopoglossus kugleri, new combination, Table 5).
- , , , , , (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211 (1): 1âÂÂ64. (Ptychoglossus kugleri). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Roux J (1927). "Contribution àl'erpétologie du Vénézuéla". Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 38: 252âÂÂ261. (Ptychoglossus kugleri, new species). (in French).