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 Tupinambis sp. Taxonomic remarks. Tupinambis sp. differs from other Tupinambis in some aspects of scutellation and color pattern. It is under description by M. Silva, T. Ávila-Pires, and MAR-J (submitted manuscript). Distribution and habitat. Tupinambis sp. is distributed in the western portion of Brazilian Cerrado, Pantanal, and in open vegetation enclaves in southern Brazilian Amazonia ( Fig. 7 ). In Brazil , it is known from the state of Mato Grosso . Tupinambis sp. is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits both cerrado vegetation sensu stricto as gallery forests within the cerrado, where it is found on the open ground (personal communication with M. Silva).