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 Potamites juruazensis (Ávila-Pires & Vitt, 1998) Type-locality. Approximately 5 km N of Porto Walter , Acre , Brazil . Pertinent taxonomic references. Ávila-Pires & Vitt (1998), Pellegrino et al. (2001), Castoe et al. (2004), Doan & Castoe (2005), Chávez & Vásquez (2012), Goicoechea et al . (2016). Distribution and habitat. Potamites juruazensis is endemic to southwestern Amazonia , with its distribution until now restricted to a few localities in Brazil and Peru , associated with the Juruá, Urucu, and Camisea Rivers ( Fig. 16 ). In Brazil , it is known from the states of Amazonas and Acre . Potamites juruazensis is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits the leaf litter of low primary forest, not directly associated with streams (Ávila-Pires & Vitt 1998; Vitt & Ávila-Pires 1998; Icochea et al. 2001).