Echinosaura orcesi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
Etymology The specific name, orcesi, is in honor of Ecuadorian herpetologist Gustavo Orcés.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Echinosaura orcesi, p. 195).
Geographic distribution Echinosaura orcesi is found in southern Colombia, in Valle del Cauca Department; and in northern Ecuador, in Carchi Province and Esmeraldas Province.
Habitat The natural habitats of Echinosaura orcesi are forest and wetlands.
Behavior Echinosaura orcesi is terrestrial and semiaquatic.
Reproduction Echinosaura orcesi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
Castro-Herrera, Fernando; Vargas-Salinas, Fernando (2008). "Anfibios y reptiles en el departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia ". Biota Colombiana 9 (2): 251–277. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
Valencia-Zuleta, Alejandro; Jaramillo-Martínez, Andrés Felipe; Echeverry-Bocanegra, Andrea; Viáfara-Vega, Ronald; Hernández-Córdoba, Oscar; Cardona-Botero, Victoria E.; Gutiérrez-Zúñiga, Jaime; Castro-Herrera, Fernando (2014). "Conservation status of the herpetofauna, protected areas, and current problems in Valle del Cauca, Colombia". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8 (2) [Special Section]: 1–18; S1-S24 (e87). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).