Bachia bresslaui

Bachia bresslaui
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Bachia
Species:	B. bresslaui
Binomial name
	Bachia bresslaui; (Amaral, 1935)
Synonyms
	Apatelus bresslaui; Amaral, 1935; Bachia bresslaui; — Vanzolini, 1961;

Last updated December 05, 2025

Bachia bresslaui, also known commonly as Bresslau's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to southern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, bresslaui, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ludwig Bresslau.^[3]

Description

B. bresslau has its front and back legs much reduced, each to one scale that resembles a toe. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).^[2]

Distribution and habitat

B. bresslaui is found in southeastern Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and São Paulo. It is also found in Paraguay in Amambay Department.^[1]^[2]

The preferred natural habitats of B. bresslaui are savanna and shrubland.^[1]

Behavior

B. bresslaui is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

B. bresslaui is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Doan, T.M.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2010). "Bachia bresslaui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T178333A7525258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178333A7525258.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Bachia bresslaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 July 2019.
↑ 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. (Bachia bresslaui, p. 38).

Amaral A (1935). "Estudos sobre lacertilios neotropicos II. Novo genero e especie de lagarto do Brasil [= Studies on Neotropical Lacertilians II. A New Genus and Species of Lizard from Brazil]". Memórias do Instituto Butantan9: 249–250. (Apatelus bresslaui, new species). (in Portuguese).
Colli GR, Zatz MG, da Cunha HJ (1998). "Notes on the ecology and geographical distribution of the rare Gymnophthalmid lizard Bachia bresslaui ". Herpetologica54 (2): 169–174.
MacLean WP (1973). "On the third specimen of Bachia bresslaui (Sauria, Teiidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo27 (6): 81–82.
Vanzolini PE (1961). "Bachia: Especies brasileiras e conceito generico (Sauria: Teiidae) [= Bachia: Brazilian species and generic concept (Sauria: Teiidae)]". Pap. Avuls. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo14: 193–209. (Bachia bresslaui, new combination). (in Portuguese).
Vanzolini PE (1966). "Sobre o segundo exemplar de Bachia bresslaui [= On the second specimen of Bachia bresslaui ]". Pap. Avuls. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo19: 189–192. (in Portuguese).

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Doan, T.M.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2010). "Bachia bresslaui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T178333A7525258. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178333A7525258.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Bachia bresslaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 July 2019.

[3] 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. (Bachia bresslaui, p. 38).

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