Oreosaurus shrevei
Species of lizard
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Oreosaurus shrevei, known commonly as the luminous lizard or Shreve's lightbulb lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to the Northern Range of mountains of the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This species was for some time erroneously alleged to be bioluminescent (hence its common name - luminous lizard).
| Oreosaurus shrevei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Oreosaurus |
| Species: | O. shrevei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreosaurus shrevei (Parker, 1935) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, shrevei, is in honor of American herpetologist Benjamin Shreve.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of O. shrevei is tropical montane forest, at altitudes of 600–981 m (1,969–3,219 ft), where it utilizes rock crevices and leaf litter on the forest floor, on stream banks and at the mouths of caves. [1]
