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
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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).