Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae Author Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. Author Amaral, Silvana text Zootaxa 2017 4269 2 151 196 journal article 33001 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.1 24db334d-8e18-4158-a02b-84e08c9fefd3 1175-5326 581975 DDD8F72E-C27A-4B0F-82EA-17B01B93ED9C Rondonops biscutatus Colli, Hoogmoed, Cannatella, Cassimiro, Gomes, Ghellere, Nunes, Pellegrino, Salerno, Souza & Rodrigues, 2015 Type-locality. Pimenta Bueno ( 11°35’S , 61°10’W ), Rondônia , Brazil . Pertinent taxonomic references. Colli et al . (2015), Goicoechea et al . (2016). Distribution and habitat. Rondonops biscutatus is endemic to southern Brazilian Amazonia , distributed between upper Madeira River and upper–middle Tapajós river system ( Fig. 17 ). In Brazil , it is known from the states of Pará , Mato Grosso , and Rondônia . Rondonops biscutatus is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits seasonally flooded, terra firme, and riparian forests, where it is mainly found among leaf litter; one individual was collected on top of a termite nest at the side of a large tree, ca. 60 cm above the water (Colli et al . 2015). MAR-J collected some specimens in a logged terra firme forest in Novo Progresso, Pará .