Kentropyx vanzoi
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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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b Kentropyx vanzoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 July 2019.

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