Alopoglossus brevifrontalis
| Alopoglossus brevifrontalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus |
| Species: | A. brevifrontalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alopoglossus brevifrontalis (Boulenger, 1912)
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Alopoglossus brevifrontalis, also known commonly as Boulenger's largescale lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northern South America.[2]
Geographic distribution
Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is forest, at elevations of 120–1,000 m (390–3,280 ft).[1]
As prey
Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is preyed upon by the snake Taeniophallus brevirostris.[1]
Reproduction
Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is oviparous.[1][2] Clutch size is two eggs.[2]
Etymology
The specific name of the synonym, nicefori, is in honor of missionary Brother Nicéforo María, born Antoine Rouhaire in France, who established a natural history museum in Medellín, Colombia.[3]: 190
References
- ^ a b c d Calderón M, Perez P, Avila-Pires TCS, Aparicio J (2019). "Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203062A2759731. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203062A2759731.en. Downloaded on 05 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Alopoglossus brevifrontalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. (1912). "Descriptions of New Reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series. 10: 420–424. (Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis, new species, pp. 421–422).
- Loveridge, A. (1929). "A New Anadia from Colombia with Remarks on other Members of the Genus". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 42: 99–102. (Anadia nicefori, new species).
- Peloso, P.L.V.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2010). "Morphological variation in Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912 and the status of Ptychoglossus nicefori (Loveridge, 1929) (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetologica. 66 (3): 357–372.
- Ribeiro-Júnior, M.A.; Amaral, S. (2017). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae". Zootaxa. 4269 (2): 151–196.