Alopoglossus brevifrontalis

Alopoglossus brevifrontalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Alopoglossidae
Genus:	Alopoglossus
Species:	A. brevifrontalis
Binomial name
Alopoglossus brevifrontalis (Boulenger, 1912)
Synonyms [2]
Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912 Anadia nicefori Loveridge, 1929 Ptychoglossus nicefori (Loveridge, 1929)

Alopoglossus brevifrontalis, also known commonly as Boulenger's largescale lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northern South America. ^[2]

Geographic distribution

Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is forest, at elevations of 120–1,000 m (390–3,280 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

Alopoglossus brevifrontalis is oviparous. ^{[1] [2]} Clutch size is two eggs. ^[2]

References

1. Calderón M, Perez P, Avila-Pires TCS, Aparicio J (2019). "Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T203062A2759731. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203062A2759731.en. Downloaded on 05 October 2019.
2. Alopoglossus brevifrontalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 July 2019.

Further reading

• Boulenger, G.A. (1912). "Descriptions of New Reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series. 10: 420–424. (Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis, new species, pp. 421–422).
• Loveridge, A. (1929). "A New Anadia from Colombia with Remarks on other Members of the Genus". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 42: 99–102. (Anadia nicefori, new species).
• Peloso, P.L.V.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2010). "Morphological variation in Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912 and the status of Ptychoglossus nicefori (Loveridge, 1929) (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetologica. 66 (3): 357–372.