Anotosaura vanzolinia

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Anotosaura vanzolinia

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Anotosaura
Species:
A. vanzolinia
Binomial name
Anotosaura vanzolinia
Dixon, 1974
Synonyms[2]
  • Anotosaura collaris vanzolinia
    Dixon, 1974
  • Anotosaura vanzolinia
    — Vanzolini, 1976

Anotosaura vanzolinia, also known commonly as Vanzolini's anotosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology[]

The specific name, vanzolinia, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and composer Paulo Vanzolini.[3]

Geographic range[]

A. vanzolinia is found in extreme eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Paraíba, and Pernambuco.[2]

Diet[]

The diet of A. vanzolinia consists of ants, termites, and other arthropods of the edaphic microfauna. Some arthropods include members of Arachnida, Crustacea, Hexapoda, and Diploda.[4]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of A. vanzolinia is sparse shrubby vegetation, dense shrubby vegetation, sparse arboreal vegetation, dense arboreal vegetation, sparse shrubby-arboreal vegetation, and dense shrubby-arboreal vegetation.[4] It dwells within leaf litter around shrubs, leaf litter among bromeliads, leaf litter around rocky outcrops, and isolated leaf litter.[4]

Reproduction[]

A. vanzolinia is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ , , , , , Lima A, , , , , , Silva JRS, , , Hoogmoed MS, , , , de Oliveira RB, , , (2019). "Anotosaura vanzolinia". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T134878968A135334636. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T134878968A135334636.pt. Downloaded on 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Anotosaura vanzolinia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anotosaura vanzolinia, p. 273).
  4. ^ a b c , (2013). "Microhabitat use and diet of Anotosaura vanzolinia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in a Caatinga area, Brazil". Biota Neotropica 13 (3): 193–198. (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).

Further reading[]

  • Dixon JR (1974). "Systematic Review of the Lizard Genus Anotosaura (Teiidae)". Herpetologica 30 (1): 13–18. (Anotosaura collaris vanzolinia, new subspecies, p. 17).
  • , , , (2018). "Autoecology of neotropical lizard species Anotosaura vanzolinia (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in a Caatinga region, north-eastern Brazil". Herpetological Journal 28 (1): 19–26.
  • Vanzolini PE (1976). "Two notes on Anotosaura (Sauria, Teiidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 30 (8): 119–122. (Anotosaura vanzolinia, new status).



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