Kentropyx vanzoi

Kentropyx vanzoi
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Kentropyx
Species:	K. vanzoi
Binomial name
	Kentropyx vanzoi; Gallagher & Dixon, 1980

Last updated February 20, 2025

Kentropyx vanzoi, also known commonly as Gallagher's kentropyx and o calanguinho-listrado in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to central South America.

Etymology

The specific name, vanzoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.^[2]

Geographic range

K. vanzoi is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and Brazil (Mato Grosso state).^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of K. vanzoi is savanna, at altitudes below 650 m (2,130 ft).^[1]

Description

K. vanzoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5 cm (2.6 in). Males are greener than females, an example of sexual dimorphism.^[1]

Diet

K. vanzoi preys upon arthropods, predominately orthopterans, spiders, and termites.^[1]

Reproduction

K. vanzoi is oviparous.^[3] Average clutch size is three eggs.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (18 authors) (2021). "Kentropyx vanzoi ". The IUCN Red list of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579760A44579764.pt. Accessed on 07 June 2023. (in English and Portuguese).
↑ 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. (Kentropyx vanzoi, p. 273).
1 2 Kentropyx vanzoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 July 2019.

Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia55: 199–215.
Gallagher DS, Dixon JR (1980). "A New Lizard (Sauria: Teiidae: Kentropyx) from Brasil". Copeia1980 (4): 616–620. (Kentropyx vanzoi, new species).
Gallagher DS, Dixon JR (1992). "Taxonomic revision of the South American lizard genus Kentropyx Spix (Sauria, Teiidae)". Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino10 (1): 125–171.
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.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira AL et al. (18 authors) (2021). "Kentropyx vanzoi ". The IUCN Red list of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44579760A44579764.pt. Accessed on 07 June 2023. (in English and Portuguese).

[2] 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. (Kentropyx vanzoi, p. 273).

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

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