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
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5
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journal article
37570
10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.1
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1175-5326
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Cnemidophorus
sp. 3
Taxonomic remarks.
Cnemidophorus
sp. 3 differs from other forms of the
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
group in some aspects of scutellation and color pattern. It is under description by MAR-J.
Distribution and habitat.
Cnemidophorus
sp. 3 is endemic to Brazilian Amazonia, in
Pará
state, and until now known only from one enclave of open vegetation between the lower Trombetas and Nhamundá rivers, near Sapucuá Lake (
Fig. 6
). It is sexually dimorphic, terrestrial, and diurnal, and can found on open sandy soil, among grasses and under bushes (MAR-J field data). Even though
Cnemidophorus
sp. 3,
C. lemniscatus
, and
C. cryptus
are found in areas relatively close, they were not recorded in the same enclaves of open vegetation.