Stenocercus dumerilii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:
S. dumerilii
Binomial name
Stenocercus dumerilii
(Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophryoessoides dumerilii
    Steindachner, 1867
  • Liocephalus dumerilii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Leiocephalus dumerilii
    — C. Burt & M. Burt, 1933
  • Stenocercus dumerilii
    — Ávila-Pires, 1995

Stenocercus dumerilii is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, dumerilii, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.[3]

Geographic range

S. dumerilii is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, northeastern Pará, and Tocantins.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dumerilii is forest.[1]

Diet

S. dumerilii preys upon a wide variety of arthropods.[1]

Reproduction

S. dumerilii is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is 2–6 eggs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Silveira, A.L.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Colli, G.R.; Silva, J.R.S.; Viñas, L.V.; Ribeiro Júnior, 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. (2021). "Stenocercus dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T50950782A154324292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T50950782A154324292.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Stenocercus dumerilii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ 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. (Stenocercus dumerilii, p. 77).

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