Heterodactylus lundii

Heterodactylus lundii
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Heterodactylus
Species:	H. lundii
Binomial name
	Heterodactylus lundii; Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862

Last updated March 30, 2025

Heterodactylus lundii, also known commonly as Lund's teiid, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, lundii, is in honor of Danish paleontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund.^[3]

Description

Heterodactylus lundii has an elongated body and very small legs. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6 cm (2.4 in). The tail length is about twice the SVL.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Heterodactylus lundii is savanna, at altitudes of 900–1,300 m (3,000–4,300 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Heterodactylus lundii is oviparous.^[1]^[2] Clutch size is only two eggs.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Heterodactylus lundii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T134884763A134884765.pt. Accessed on 29 March 2025. (in English and Portuguese).
1 2 Heterodactylus lundii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 27 July 2019.
↑ 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. (Heterodactylus lundii, pp. 162–163).

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in The British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 + Plates I–XXIV. (Heterodactylus lundii, p. 423).
Reinhardt, J.; Lütken, C. (1862). "Bidrag til Kundskab om Brasiliens Padder og Krybdyr ". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn. 1861 (10–15): 143–242. + Plates I–VI. (Heterodactylus lundii, new species, pp. 214–218 + Plate VI, figures 10, 10a–10f). (in Danish).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Heterodactylus lundii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T134884763A134884765.pt. Accessed on 29 March 2025. (in English and Portuguese).

[RDB-2] 1 2 Heterodactylus lundii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 27 July 2019.

[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. (Heterodactylus lundii, pp. 162–163).

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