Rondonops xanthomystax Colli, Hoogmoed, Cannatella, Cassimiro, Gomes, Ghellere, Nunes, Pellegrino, Salerno, Souza & Rodrigues, 2015

Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. & Amaral, Silvana, 2017, Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Zootaxa 4269 (2), pp. 151-196 : 179-180

Rondonops xanthomystax Colli, Hoogmoed, Cannatella, Cassimiro, Gomes, Ghellere, Nunes, Pellegrino, Salerno, Souza & Rodrigues, 2015

Type-locality. Left bank of Rio Abacaxis , São Sebastião, Borba (4°18'32"S, 58°38'11"W), Amazonas, Brazil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Colli et al. (2015), Goicoechea et al. (2016).

Distribution and habitat. Rondonops xanthomystax is endemic to southern Brazilian Amazonia , distributed between lower Madeira River and upper–middle Tapajós river system ( Fig. 17 ). In Brazil, it is known from the states of Amazonas and Pará. Rondonops xanthomystax is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits primary terra firme forest with open understory, high abundance of palm trees, and dense leaf litter, where it is found among leaf litter; one specimen was collected by a glue trap about 1.7 m high on a diagonally-oriented fallen tree trunk (Colli et al. 2015).

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FIGURE 17. Distribution of examined material of Rhachisaurus brachylepis and Rondonops biscutatus. Records of R. xanthomystax were obtained from the literature.