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 Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912 Type-locality. El Topo , Rio Pastaza , E. Ecuador , 4,200 feet . Pertinent taxonomic references. Boulenger (1912) , Loveridge (1929) , Dunn (1944) , Hoogmoed (1973) , Dixon & Soini (1975) , Duellman (1978) , Harris (1994) , Ávila-Pires (1995) , Pellegrino et al. (2001) , Castoe et al. (2004) , Peloso & Ávila-Pires (2010) , Goicoechea et al . (2016) . Distribution and habitat. Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis is widespread in, Amazonia , occurring in Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , and Peru ( Fig. 2 ). In Colombia , it also occurs in forested areas adjacent to the Llanos. Hoogmoed (1973) also reported it from Suriname, Rivas et al . (2012) from Venezuela, and Harris (1994) from Bolivia. In Brazil , it is known from the states of Amapá , Pará, Amazonas, Acre , and Rondônia . Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits primary terra firme forest (Gardner et al. 2006; Ávila-Pires et al. 2010; Ribeiro-Júnior et al. 2011 ), where it is found on the ground, among leaf litter (usually in areas with dense and deep leaf litter—Dixon & Soini 1975 , 1986 ), under rocks and rotten tree trunks ( Duellman 1978 ; Ávila-Pires 1995 ; Vitt et al. 2008 ).