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 Micrablepharus atticolus Rodrigues, 1996 Type-locality. Alto Araguaia, Fazenda Bálsamo, state of Mato Grosso , Brazil . Pertinent taxonomic references. Rodrigues (1996), Yonenaga-Yassuda & Rodrigues (1999), Pellegrino et al. (2001), Castoe et al. (2004), Goicoechea et al . (2016). Distribution and habitat. Micrablepharus atticolus is widespread in the Brazilian Cerrado ( Fig 13 ), where it is known from the states of Tocantins , Rondônia , Mato Grosso , Mato Grosso do Sul , Goiás , Minas Gerais , São Paulo , and in the Distrito Federal . In Amazonia it occurs in enclaves of open vegetation in southern Rondônia and southeastern Pará states ( Fig. 13 ). Micrablepharus atticolus is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits both dry and seasonally flooded open grasslands, cerrado sensu stricto, and areas disturbed by anthropic activities (Vieira et al. 2000; Vaz-Silva et al. 2007; Nogueira et al. 2009), where it is found mainly on open sandy soil and in Atta nests (Rodrigues 1996; Gainsbury& Colli 2003; Valdujo et al. 2009).