Buettikofer's glass lizard

Buettikofer's glass lizard
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Dopasia
Species:	D. buettikoferi
Binomial name
Dopasia buettikoferi (Lidth de Jeude, 1905)
Synonyms [2]
Ophisaurus büttikoferiLidth de Jeude, 1905 Ophisaurus buettikoferi(Lidth de Jeude, 1905)

Dopasia buettikoferi, also known commonly as the Bornean glass snake and Buettikofer's glass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. ^[2] The species is native to Indonesia and Malaysia on the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, buettikoferi, is in honor of Swiss zoologist Johann Büttikofer. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. buettikoferi is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,600 m (980–5,250 ft). ^[1]

Description

D. buettikoferi has no external limbs, and its tail is three times as long as its head and body. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12.5 cm (4.9 in) and a tail length of 37.5 cm (14.8 in). It is brown dorsally and yellowish ventally. There is a dark brown line on each side of the body and tail. ^[2]

Behavior

D. buettikoferi is diurnal, terrestrial, and semi-fossorial. ^[1]

Diet

D. buettikoferi preys predominately upon insects. ^[1]

Reproduction

D. buettikoferi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Iskandar, D.; McGuire, J. (2019). "Dopasia buettikoferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T99942009A99942042. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T99942009A99942042.en .
2. Dopasia buettikoferi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ophisaurus buettikoferi, p. 44).

Further reading

• Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN   0-88359-061-1. (Ophisaurus buettikoferi, p. 88).
• Lidth de Jeude TW (1905). "Zoological results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central-Borneo. The Reptiles. Part I. Lizards". Notes from the Leyden Museum25: 187–202. (Ophisaurus büttikofer, new species, pp. 192–193).
• Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN   978-3931587123. (Ophisaurus buettikoferi, p. 202). (in German).
• de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Ophisaurus büttikoferi, pp. 139–140, Figure 62).