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
4205
5
401
430
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.1
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1175-5326
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Exila
Hedges & Conn, 2012
Exila nigropalmata
(
Andersson, 1918
)
Type-locality.
Curuça River
, tributary of
Javari River
,
Brazil
, and
San Fermin, NW
Bolivia
.
Pertinent taxonomic references.
Andersson (1918)
,
Dunn (1935)
,
Ávila-Pires (1995)
,
Miralles
et al.
(2006
,
2009a
),
Harvey
et al.
(2008)
,
Miralles & Carranza (2010)
,
Hedges & Conn (2012)
.
Distribution and habitat.
Exila nigropalmata
is endemic to southwestern Amazonia, occurring in
Brazil
,
Peru
(
Fig. 1
), and
Bolivia
(
Anderson 1918
). In
Brazil
it is known from the states of
Amazonas
and
Acre
, in the upper Javari and Purus rivers. It is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits primary and secondary terra firme and flooded forests, where it is found on the ground, on fallen logs and up to at least
5 m
on the vegetation, usually in or close to sunny spots (
Moravec & Aparicio 2004
;
Miralles
et al
. 2009a
).