Ecpleopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Ecpleopus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[3] |
Species: | E. gaudichaudii
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Binomial name | |
Ecpleopus gaudichaudii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839[2]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Ecpleopus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus contains only one species, Ecpleopus gaudichaudii, which is endemic to Brazil.[2]
The specific name, gaudichaudii, is in honor of French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré.[4]
E. gaudichaudii is found in the Atlantic Forest in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.[1]
The preferred natural habitat of E. gaudichaudii is forest, where it lives in the leaf litter on the forest floor.[1]
E. gaudichaudii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). Its legs are short, and its tail is laterally compressed.[1]
E. gaudichaudii preys upon small invertebrates such as termites, orthopterans, and spiders.[1]