Anotosaura vanzolinia
Anotosaura vanzolinia, Vanzolini's anotosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.
Anotosaura vanzolinia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Anotosaura |
Species: | A. vanzolinia |
Binomial name | |
Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974 | |
Etymology
The specific name, vanzolinia, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and composer Paulo Vanzolini.[3]
Diet and habitat
This organism's diet consists of primarily of ants, termites, and other arthropods of the edaphic microfauna. Some arthropods include members of Arachnida, Crustacea, Hexapoda, and Diploda.[4]
A. vanzolinia's preferred habitat is sparse shrubby vegetation, dense shrubby vegetation, sparse arboreal vegetation, dense arboreal vegetation, sparse shrubby-arboreal vegetation and dense shrubby-arboreal vegetation.[4] They dwell within leaf litter around shrubs, leaf litter among bromeliads, leaf litter around rocky outcrops and isolated leaf litter.[4]
References
- Colli, G.R., Fenker, J., Tedeschi, L., Bataus, Y.S.L., Uhlig, V.M., Lima, A., Nogueira, C. de C., Borges-Nojosa, D.M., Costa, G.C., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Silva, J.R.S., Viñas, L.V., Ribeiro Junior, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Almeida-Santos, P., Valadão, R., de Oliveira, R.B., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Ferreira, V.L. & de Menezes, V.A. 2019. Anotosaura vanzolinia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T134878968A135334636. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T134878968A135334636.pt. Downloaded on 14 July 2019.
- Anotosaura vanzolinia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 July 2019.
- 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. (Anotosaura vanzolinia, p. 273).
- Oliveira, B.H.S. & Pessanha, A.L.M. Microhabitat use and diet of Anotosaura vanzolinia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in a Caatinga area, Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 13(3)