Barbour's bachia
Bachia barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withThe holotype of B. barbouri has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in). The legs are much reduced. The front leg is short, with only two digits. The back leg is either a small tubercle or is absent.
B. barbouri is found in northwestern Peru, in the valleys of the Río Chinchipe, the Río Marañón, and the Río Utcubamba.
The preferred natural habitat of B. barbouri is forest.
B. barbouri is oviparous. Each egg measures about 5 mm × 15 mm (0.20 in × 0.59 in).
