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Proclaimed Live Science, Friday (02/24/2012), a newly discovered lizard proved elusive. At last in August 2010, the researchers found a tail of species in a forest near the river in the mountains. German Chavez, who led the study immediately realized that the little lizard is new species, because it looks different from other Potamites genus.
It encourages the spirit of the invention to quickly find more specimens. Chavez and his colleagues were looking at the same altitude in the mountain forests between 5,000 and 7,000 feet (1570 and 2100 meters). They managed to find another lizard is approximately 64 kilometers away from the point of initial discovery.
"We did not find any in the daytime, but at night, we found a few lizards, male and female, running and swimming in the river. It was an amazing moment for us," said Chavez.
But whether these lizards are active at night or not remains a mystery. According to Chavez, at night in the mountains the temperature can drop to 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. This is the temperature that is too hard for cold-blooded animals.
Montanicola Potamites environment is at a height of approximately more than 1000 meters, and cooler than the area occupied closest cousins.
"Reptiles here are very impressive. And I can imagine there are many other places in the Andes, which may be occupied by other new species," says Chavez
Colorful lizard from the Andes
Lizard species, was found by researchers in a strange place. Brilliantly colored lizards who love the water it lives in the Andes Mountains, Peru, an unusual place for the discovery of lizards because the weather is cold.
Reptiles are called by the Latin name Potamites montanicola. His size is only approximately 2.5 inches (6.4 centimeters) from tip of nose to the back of the body. Because lizards do not include warm-blooded animals, scientists are now wondering how they can survive in the mountains.
Proclaimed Live Science, Friday (02/24/2012), a newly discovered lizard proved elusive. At last in August 2010, the researchers found a tail of species in a forest near the river in the mountains. German Chavez, who led the study immediately realized that the little lizard is new species, because it looks different from other Potamites genus.
It encourages the spirit of the invention to quickly find more specimens. Chavez and his colleagues were looking at the same altitude in the mountain forests between 5,000 and 7,000 feet (1570 and 2100 meters). They managed to find another lizard is approximately 64 kilometers away from the point of initial discovery.
"We did not find any in the daytime, but at night, we found a few lizards, male and female, running and swimming in the river. It was an amazing moment for us," said Chavez.
But whether these lizards are active at night or not remains a mystery. According to Chavez, at night in the mountains the temperature can drop to 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. This is the temperature that is too hard for cold-blooded animals.
Montanicola Potamites environment is at a height of approximately more than 1000 meters, and cooler than the area occupied closest cousins.
"Reptiles here are very impressive. And I can imagine there are many other places in the Andes, which may be occupied by other new species," says Chavez
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