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 Loxopholis osvaldoi (Ávila-Pires, 1995) Type-locality. Right bank Igarapé Paraíso, km 16, Line 62, Ouro Preto d’Oeste, Rondônia , Brazil . Pertinent taxonomic references. Ávila-Pires (1995), Rodrigues & Ávila-Pires (2005), Pellegrino et al. (1999, 2011), Rodrigues et al . (2013), Goicoechea et al . (2016). Distribution and habitat. Loxopholis osvaldoi is endemic to southern Brazilian Amazonia , distributed between the Xingu River and Purus river system ( Fig. 13 ). It is known from the states of Pará , Amazonas , Rondônia , and Mato Grosso . Loxopholis is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits primary and secondary terra firme forests, where it is found among leaf litter (Ávila-Pires 1995; Kawashita-Ribeiro et al. 2011; Waldez et al. 2013).