Cercosaura

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 : 166

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.2.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DDD8F72E-C27A-4B0F-82EA-17B01B93ED9C

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6001331

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BA0C5B-2F75-FFE1-4EFF-F954FDB7FF54

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Plazi

scientific name

Cercosaura
status

 

Cercosaura sp. 3

Taxonomic remarks. Identified as Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi by Ávila-Pires (1995), Cercosaura sp. 3 is being described by T. Ávila-Pires.

Distribution and habitat. Cercosaura sp. 3 is endemic to northern Amazonia (eastern portion of the Guiana region), with its western distribution delimited by the Maroni and Jari rivers, occurring in Brazil and French Guiana ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 ). In Brazil, it is only known from the state of Amapá. Cercosaura sp. 3 is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits dense terra firme and flooded forests, where it is usually found among leaf litter, occasionally among grasses or on logs (Gasc 1981; Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires 1989—both referred to as Prionodactylus argulus ; Lima 2008—referred to as Prionodactylus sp.).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Gymnophthalmidae

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