Alopoglossus angulatus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Alopoglossidae |
Genus: | Alopoglossus |
Species: | A. angulatus
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Binomial name | |
Alopoglossus angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Alopoglossus angulatus, known commonly as the northern teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Geographic range[]
A. angulatus is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred habitat of A. angulatus is leaf litter in lowland, tropical forests, or wetlands at altitudes of 100–760 m (330–2,490 ft).[1][2]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b Moravec, J.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Aparicio, J.; Perez, P. (2019). "Alopoglossus angulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178418A44953878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178418A44953878.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Alopoglossus angulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
Further reading[]
- Köhler G, , (2012). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetological Monographs 26 (1): 173–188.
- Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, diferentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Lacerta angulata, new species, p. 204). (in Latin).
- , , , , (2007). "Ecology of Alopoglossus angulatus and A. atriventris (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in western Amazonia". Phyllomedusa 6 (1): 11–21.
- (2018). "A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Alopoglossidae) from the Southern Guiana Shield, northeastern Amazonia, with remarks on diagnostic characters to the genus". Zootaxa 4422 (1): 025–040.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Alopoglossus
- Reptiles described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Lizard stubs