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Homonota underwoodi

Homonota underwoodi is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, underwoodi, is in honor of British herpetologist (1919–2002).

Geographic range

H. underwoodi is found in the Argentinian provinces of Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, Río Negro, and San Juan.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. underwoodi is shrubland.

Reproduction

H. underwoodi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

  • Ávila LJ, , (2013). "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update". Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238.
  • Kluge AG (1964). "A Revision of the South American Lizard Genus Homonota Gray". American Museum Novitates (2193): 1–41. (Homonota underwoodi, new species, pp. 25–28, Figure 7).
  • (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Homonota underwoodi, p. 89). (in German).