Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. III. Anguidae, Scincidae, Teiidae Author Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. Author Amaral, Silvana text Zootaxa 2016 4205 5 401 430 journal article 37570 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.1 0545c3cc-d1d6-4709-99ab-ff5c6915a542 1175-5326 197977 EE3B97F5-E040-4C2B-AAB6-57F99CFD7FE8 Kentropyx vanzoi Gallagher & Dixon, 1980 Type-locality. Base Camp ( 12°51’S , 51°46’W ), Expedition of the Royal Society of London 1968, Mato Grosso , Brazil . Pertinent taxonomic references. Gallagher & Dixon (1980 , 1992 ), Gallagher et al. (1986) , dos Santos et al. (2007) , Werneck et al. (2009) , Harvey et al. (2012) . Distribution and habitat. Kentropyx vanzoi is distributed in the western portion of Brazilian Cerrado and in open vegetation enclaves of southwestern Brazilian Amazonia ( Fig. 8 ). It also occurs in Bolivia ( Montero et al . 1995 ). In Brazil it is known from the states of Rondônia , Mato Grosso , Mato Grosso do Sul , and Goiás . Kentropyx vanzoi is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits savannas with sparse stunted trees and sandy soil, where it is found on the open ground, in clump of grasses, and in cavities in termite nests ( Vitt & Caldwell 1993 ; Gainsbury & Colli 2003).