Alexandresaurus

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Alexandresaurus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Alexandresaurus
Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo & Sites, 2007
Species:
A. camacan
Binomial name
Alexandresaurus camacan
Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo & Sites, 2007

Alexandresaurus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e., it contains only one species, Alexandresaurus camacan. The species is endemic to Brazil. [1]

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Etymology

The generic name, Alexandresaurus, is in honor of Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira. [2]

The specific name, camacan, is in honor of the Camacan, an extinct indigenous people of Brazil. [1]

Geographic range

A. camacan is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia. [1]

Description

A. camacan is large for its family. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 7 cm (2.8 in). The tail is long, averaging about twice SVL. [1]

Reproduction

A. camacan is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Alexandresaurus camacan at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Alexandresaurus, p. 4).

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