Anadia hobarti

Anadia hobarti, also known commonly as Hobart's anadia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, hobarti, is in honor of American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.

Geographic range

A. hobarti is found in northwestern Venezuela, in the Venezuelan state of Trujillo.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. hobarti are grassland and forest, at an altitude of .

Reproduction

A. hobarti is oviparous. Females lay eggs in communal nests.

References

Further reading

• , (1990). "A New Species of High Andean Anadia (Sauria: Teiidae) from Paramo el Riecito, Estado Trujillo, Venezuela". Herpetologica 46 (3): 275–282. (Anadia hobarti, new species).
• , , , , , (2012). "Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist". Zootaxa 3211: 1–64.