Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi

{{short description|Species of lizard}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. 2016. Anadia mcdiarmidi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44578204A44578206. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578204A44578206.en. Downloaded on 31 July 2019.

| genus = Oreosaurus

| species = mcdiarmidi

| authority = ({{interlanguage link multi|Philippe J. R. Kok|fr|lt=Kok}} & Rivas, 2011)

| synonyms =

  • Anadia mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas, 2011

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Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Chimantá Massif in Venezuela.{{NRDB species |genus= Oreosaurus |species=mcdiarmidi |accessdate=31 July 2019}} It is named for Roy W. McDiarmid, American herpetologist, "for his contribution to the knowledge of the Pantepui herpetofauna".

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Kok |first1=Philippe |last2=Rivas |first2=Gilson A. |title=A new species of Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Venezuelan "Lost World", northern South America |journal=European Journal of Taxonomy |date=2011 |issue=3 |pages=1–18 |doi=10.5852/ejt.2011.3|doi-access=free }}

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Category:Oreosaurus

Category:Reptiles of Venezuela

Category:Endemic fauna of Venezuela

Category:Reptiles described in 2011

Category:Taxa named by Philippe J.R. Kok

Category:Taxa named by Gilson Rivas

Category:Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN

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