Kentropyx paulensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Kentropyx |
| Species: | K. paulensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Kentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893)
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Kentropyx paulensis, also known commonly as Boettger's kentropyx and calango or calanguinho in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, paulensis, refers to the city of São Paulo, which is the type locality.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
K. paulensis is found in southern Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Tocantins, and in the Distrito Federal.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of K. paulensis is savanna.[1]
Description[edit]
K. paulensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[1]
Reproduction[edit]
K. paulensis is oviparous.[2] Average clutch size is four eggs.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Silveira AL et al. (18 authors) (2021). "Kentropyx paulensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579718A44579726.pt. Accessedon 12 June 2023. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b c d Kentropyx paulensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 July 2019.
Further reading[edit]
- Boettger O (1893). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil. (Rhynchocephalen, Scholdkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Centropyx paulensis, new species, p. 73). (in German).
- Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Kentropyx paulensis, p. 128).
- Oliveira Drummond, Leandro de; Rosário Cruz, António Jorge de; Costa, Henrique Caldeira; Carvalho Braga, Caryne Aparecida de (2014). "New records of the teiid lizards Kentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893) and Tupinambis duseni Lönnberg, 1910 (Squamata: Teiidae) from the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil". Check List 10 (6): 1549–1554.
- Peters JA, Donoso-Barros R (1970). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 297: v–viii + 1–293. (Kentropyx paulensis, new combination, p. 152). (in English, with an introduction in English and Spanish).
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