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 Bachia peruana (Werner, 1901) Type-locality. Chanchamayo, Peru. Pertinent taxonomic references. Werner (1901), Ruthven (1925), Thomas (1965), Peters & Donoso-Barros (1970), Dixon (1973), Ávila-Pires (1995), Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006), Galis et al. (2010), Kohlsdorf et al. (2010), Freitas (2011), Teixeira et al. (2013b), Colli et al . (2015), Goicoechea et al . (2016), Ribeiro-Júnior et al . (2016). Distribution and habitat. Bachia peruana is endemic to southwestern Amazonia , occurring in Brazil and Peru ( Fig. 3 ). In Brazil , it is known from the states of Amazonas and Acre , restricted to the Juruá–Envira interfluvium. Bachia peruana is fossorial and diurnal (Schlüter et al. 2004), inhabits primary terra firme and flooded forests (Pantoja & Fraga 2012). Dixon (1973) reported the species “under rotting logs and in loose soil beneath decaying vegetation in coffee groves”.