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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Panopa carvalhoi
(
Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini, 1990
)
Type-locality.
Ilha
de Maracá,
Roraima
, Brazil.
Pertinent taxonomic references.
Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini (1990)
,
Ávila-Pires (1995)
,
Miralles
et al.
(2005b
,
2006
,
2009a
,
2009b
),
Whiting
et al.
(2006)
,
Miralles & Carranza (2010)
,
Hedges & Conn (2012)
.
Distribution and habitat.
Panopa carvalhoi
is endemic to northern Amazonia, between the upper Orinoco River, in
Venezuela
, and the Branco River, on both sides, in
Brazil
(state of
Roraima
) (
Fig. 1
). It is semi-arboreal and diurnal, inhabits primary and secondary, relatively low (canopy
20–25 m
high), terra firme forest, where it is found on tree trunks, primarily palms, and on fallen vegetation, at least up to two meters above ground (
O’Shea 1989
—identified as
Mabuya
sp. nov.
;
Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini 1990
;
Ávila-Pires 1995
;
Vitt & Zani 1998
).