Cercosaura phelpsorum is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
The specific name, phelpsorum (genitive plural), is in honor of American ornithologist William H. Phelps Sr. and his family.
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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 withC. phelpsorum is found in the Venezuelan states of Amazonas and Bolívar.
The preferred habitats of C. phelpsorum are rocky areas and grassland, at altitudes of 1,450–2,550 m (4,760–8,370 ft).
C. phelpsorum is oviparous.