Kentropyx vanzoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Kentropyx
Species:
K. vanzoi
Binomial name
Kentropyx vanzoi

Kentropyx vanzoi, also known commonly as Gallagher's kentropyx and o calanguinho-listrado in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to central South America.

Etymology

The specific name, vanzoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.[2]

Geographic range

K. vanzoi is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and Brazil (Mato Grosso state).[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of K. vanzoi is savanna, at altitudes below 650 m (2,130 ft).[1]

Description

K. vanzoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). Males are greener than females, an example of sexual dimorphism.[1]

Diet

K. vanzoi preys upon arthropods, predominately orthopterans, spiders, and termites.[1]

Reproduction

K. vanzoi is oviparous.[3] Average clutch size is three eggs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (18 authors) (2021). "Kentropyx vanzoi ". The IUCN Red list of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579760A44579764.pt. Accessed on 07 June 2023. (in English and Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kentropyx vanzoi, p. 273).
  3. 1 2 Kentropyx vanzoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 July 2019.

Further reading

  • Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215.
  • Gallagher DS, Dixon JR (1980). "A New Lizard (Sauria: Teiidae: Kentropyx) from Brasil". Copeia 1980 (4): 616–620. (Kentropyx vanzoi, new species).
  • Gallagher DS, Dixon JR (1992). "Taxonomic revision of the South American lizard genus Kentropyx Spix (Sauria, Teiidae)". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 10 (1): 125–171.
  • Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156.



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