Wilsonosaura
Species of lizard
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Wilsonosaura josyi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species, which is endemic to Peru, is monotypic in the genus Wilsonosaura.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Wilsonosaura Lehr, Moravec & von May, 2019 |
| Species: | W. josyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Wilsonosaura josyi (G. Köhler, 2003) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, josyi, is in honor of Franz-Josef "Josy" Hans.[3]
Geographic range
W. josyi is found in central Peru, in Department of Junín.[1][2]
