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
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.1
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Bachia peruana
(Werner, 1901)
Type-locality.
Chanchamayo, Peru.
Pertinent taxonomic references.
Werner (1901), Ruthven (1925), Thomas (1965), Peters & Donoso-Barros (1970), Dixon (1973), Ávila-Pires (1995), Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006), Galis
et al.
(2010), Kohlsdorf
et al.
(2010), Freitas (2011), Teixeira
et al.
(2013b), Colli
et al
. (2015), Goicoechea
et al
. (2016), Ribeiro-Júnior
et al
. (2016).
Distribution and habitat.
Bachia peruana
is endemic to southwestern
Amazonia
, occurring in
Brazil
and
Peru
(
Fig. 3
). In
Brazil
, it is known from the states of
Amazonas
and
Acre
, restricted to the Juruá–Envira interfluvium.
Bachia peruana
is fossorial and diurnal (Schlüter
et al.
2004), inhabits primary terra firme and flooded forests (Pantoja & Fraga 2012). Dixon (1973) reported the species “under rotting logs and in loose soil beneath decaying vegetation in coffee groves”.