Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. III. Anguidae, Scincidae, Teiidae
Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A.
Amaral, Silvana
Zootaxa
2016
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5
401
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Manzane & Abe, 1997
Manzane & Abe
1997
[151,764,368,394]
Reptilia
Teiidae
Tupinambis
Animalia
Squamata
17
418
Chordata
species
quadrilineatus
Pertinent taxonomic references.Manzane & Abe (1997), Colli et al.(1998), Fitzgerald et al. (1999), Silveira (2009), Harvey et al.(2012), Murphy et al. (2016).
Distribution and habitat. Tupinambis quadrilineatusis widespread in Brazilian Cerrado, and also present in open vegetation enclaves of southern Brazilian Amazonia ( Fig. 7). It is known from the states of Pará(Amazonian region), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Maranhão, Piauí, Minas Gerais, and in the Distrito Federal(Cerrado). Tupinambis quadrilineatusis terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits both cerrado vegetation sensu stricto as gallery forests within the cerrado, where it is found on the ground and hidden inside burrows (Manzane & Abe 1997; Colli et al. 1998; Ferreira et al. 2009; Silva et al. 2009).
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[151,724,438,463]
Brazil
Mato Grosso
17
418
1
Mato Grosso