Kentropyx paulensis

Kentropyx paulensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Kentropyx
Species:	K. paulensis
Binomial name
	Kentropyx paulensis; (Boettger, 1893)
Synonyms
	Centropyx paulensis; Boetttger, 1893; Kentropyx paulensis; — J. Peters & Donoso-Barros, 1970;

Last updated February 20, 2025

Kentropyx paulensis, also known commonly as Boettger's kentropyx and calango or calanguinho in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, paulensis, refers to the city of São Paulo, which is the type locality.^[2]

Geographic range

K. paulensis is found in southern Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Tocantins, and in the Distrito Federal.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of K. paulensis is savanna.^[1]

Description

K. paulensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).^[1]

Reproduction

K. paulensis is oviparous.^[2] Average clutch size is four eggs.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (18 authors) (2021). "Kentropyx paulensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579718A44579726.pt. Accessedon 12 June 2023. (in English and Portuguese).
1 2 3 4 Kentropyx paulensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 July 2019.

Boettger O (1893). Katalog der Reptilien-Sammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main. I. Teil. (Rhynchocephalen, Scholdkröten, Krokodile, Eidechsen, Chamäleons). Frankfurt am Main: Gebrüder Knauer. x + 140 pp. (Centropyx paulensis, new species, p. 73). (in German).
Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa3459: 1–156. (Kentropyx paulensis, p. 128).
Oliveira Drummond, Leandro de; Rosário Cruz, António Jorge de; Costa, Henrique Caldeira; Carvalho Braga, Caryne Aparecida de (2014). "New records of the teiid lizards Kentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893) and Tupinambis duseni Lönnberg, 1910 (Squamata: Teiidae) from the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil". Check List10 (6): 1549–1554.
Peters JA, Donoso-Barros R (1970). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part II. Lizards and Amphisbaenians". Bulletin of the United States National Museum297: v–viii + 1–293. (Kentropyx paulensis, new combination, p. 152). (in English, with an introduction in English and Spanish).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (18 authors) (2021). "Kentropyx paulensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579718A44579726.pt. Accessedon 12 June 2023. (in English and Portuguese).

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Kentropyx paulensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 July 2019.

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