Alopoglossus angulatus

Alopoglossus angulatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Alopoglossidae
Genus:	Alopoglossus
Species:	A. angulatus
Binomial name
Alopoglossus angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms [2]
Lacerta angulata Linnaeus, 1758 Leposoma carinacaudatum Cope, 1876 Lepidosoma carinacaudatum Cope, 1876 Alopoglossus carinacaudatus — Boulenger, 1885 Alopoglossus amazonius Ruthven, 1924 Pantodactylus amazonicus — Amaral, 1937 Alopoglossus andeanus Ruibal, 1952 Alopoglosus copii surinamensis Brongersma, 1946 Alopoglossus angulatus — Hoogmoed, 1973

Alopoglossus angulatus, known commonly as the northern teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

Geographic range

A. angulatus is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. angulatus is leaf litter in lowland, tropical forests, or wetlands at altitudes of 100–760 m (330–2,490 ft). ^{[1] [2]}

Reproduction

A. angulatus is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Moravec, J.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Aparicio, J.; Perez, P. (2019). "Alopoglossus angulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T178418A44953878. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178418A44953878.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Alopoglossus angulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 July 2019.

Further reading

• Köhler G, Diethert H-H, Veselý M (2012). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Lizard Genus Alopoglossus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetological Monographs26 (1): 173–188.
• Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Lacerta angulata, new species, p. 204). (in Latin).
• Vitt LJ, Ávila-Pires TCS, Espósito MC, Sartorius SS, Zani PA (2007). "Ecology of Alopoglossus angulatus and A. atriventris (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in western Amazonia". Phyllomedusa6 (1): 11–21.
• Ribeiro-Júnior MA (2018). "A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Alopoglossidae) from the Southern Guiana Shield, northeastern Amazonia, with remarks on diagnostic characters to the genus". Zootaxa4422 (1): 025–040.