Bachia blairi
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| Bachia blairi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Bachia |
| Species: | B. blairi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bachia blairi (Dunn, 1940) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Bachia blairi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to Central America.
The specific name, blairi, is in honor of American businessman Henry Sterling Blair, a manager of United Fruit Company in Panama, who was also an amateur herpetologist.[3]
Geographic range
B. blairi is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[2]
Habitat
Description
B. blairi has reduced limbs. Each front leg has four digits, and each hind leg has three digits. Its body coloration is similar to P. pallidiceps. However, B. blairi does not have a bright, light-colored lateral stripe.[2]
Behavior
B. blairi is terrestrial and semifossorial, living in the leaf litter of undisturbed rainforest.[1]
