Alopoglossus angulatus
Species of lizard
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Alopoglossidae |
Genus: | Alopoglossus |
Species: |
A.
angulatus
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Alopoglossus angulatus
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Linnaeus
, 1758)
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Alopoglossus angulatus , known commonly as the northern teiid , is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae . The species is endemic to northern South America .
Geographic range
A. angulatus is found in Brazil , Colombia , Ecuador , French Guiana , Guyana , Peru , and Suriname . [2]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of A. angulatus is leaf litter in lowland, tropical forests , or wetlands at altitudes of 100–760 m (330–2,490 ft) . [1] [2]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Moravec, J. ; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. ; Aparicio, J. ; Perez, P. (2019). " Alopoglossus angulatus " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 : e.T178418A44953878. doi : 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178418A44953878.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021 .
- 1 2 3 4 Alopoglossus angulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 July 2019.
Further reading
- Köhler G , Diethert H-H , Veselý M (2012). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetological Monographs 26 (1): 173–188.
- Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. ( Lacerta angulata , new species, p. 204). (in Latin).
- Vitt LJ , Ávila-Pires TCS , Espósito MC , Sartorius SS , Zani PA (2007). "Ecology of Alopoglossus angulatus and A. atriventris (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in western Amazonia". Phyllomedusa 6 (1): 11–21.
- Ribeiro-Júnior MA (2018). "A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Alopoglossidae) from the Southern Guiana Shield, northeastern Amazonia, with remarks on diagnostic characters to the genus". Zootaxa 4422 (1): 025–040.
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