Arthrosaura versteegii is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is indigenous to northeastern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, versteegii, is in honor of (1876âÂÂ1943), who was a Dutch physician and explorer.
Geographic range
A. versteegii is found in Brazil (Amazonas), French Guiana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. versteegii are forest and savanna, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
A. versteegii is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- ÃÂvila-Pires TCS, , Silva MB (2018). "First records in Brazil for Arthrosaura versteegii van Lidth de Jeude, 1904 (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae), a possible species complex, and distribution extension for Arthrosaura montigena & Donnelly, 2008, in Venezuela". Check List 14 (4): 569âÂÂ577.
- Hoogmoed MS, ÃÂvila-Pires TCS (1992). "Studies on the species of the South American lizard genus Arthrosaura Boulenger (Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae), with the resurrection of two species [A. versteegii, Pantodactylus tyleri ]". Zoologische Mededelingen 66: 453âÂÂ484.
- Lidth de Jeude TW (1904). "Reptiles and Batrachians from Surinam". Notes from the Leyden Museum 25: 83âÂÂ94 + Plate 7. (Arthrosaura versteegii, new species, pp. 89âÂÂ91 + Plate 7, figures 5âÂÂ6).