Proctoporus optimus

Proctoporus optimus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Proctoporus
Species:	P. optimus
Binomial name
Proctoporus optimus Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui, & Catenazzi, 2022

Proctoporus optimus is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is endemic to Peru, in montane ecosystems.[2]

References

1. Proctoporus optimus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 August 2022.
2. Mamani, Luis; Cruz, Roxana; Mallqui, Sergio; Catenazzi, Alessandro (March 2022). "Molecular Phylogenetics and Comparative Examination of Voucher Museums Reveal Two New Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, with Comments on Proctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891)". Diversity. 14 (3): 215. doi:10.3390/d14030215. ISSN 1424-2818.