Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. III. Anguidae, Scincidae, Teiidae
Author
Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A.
Author
Amaral, Silvana
text
Zootaxa
2016
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5
401
430
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.1
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1175-5326
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Cnemidophorus
sp. 1
Taxonomic remarks.
Cnemidophorus
sp. 1 differs from other forms of the
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
group in some aspects of scutellation and color pattern. Part of these specimens have been reported as
C. gramivagus
in the literature (e.g.,
Colli
et al
. 2003a
) or as
C.?
gramivagus
and [
Cnemidophorus
] cytotype E (
Ávila-Pires 1995
). It is under description by F. Arias.
Distribution and habitat.
Cnemidophorus
sp. 1 occurs in
Brazil
and
Colombia
, with a disjunct distribution in western Amazonia (with its southern limits in the upper
Negro River
basin) and in central Amazonia (distributed along the Madeira and middle Amazon River basins—Fig. 5). In
Brazil
it is known from the states of
Amazonas
and
Rondônia
.
Cnemidophorus
sp. 1 is sexually dimorphic, terrestrial, and diurnal, inhabits open sunny areas along sandy beaches, natural open vegetation enclaves, and perianthropic situations (along roads and in cities, around human habitations), where it is found on open ground, among grasses and shrubs, and climbing trees and fence posts (
Ávila-Pires 1995; museums data
).
Ávila-Pires
et al
. (1987)
reported specimens from Manaus, state of
Amazonas
,
Brazil
, as an introduced species probably carried to the city by trucks.