Stenocercus dumerilii

Stenocercus dumerilii
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Stenocercus
Species:	S. dumerilii
Binomial name
	Stenocercus dumerilii; (Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms
	Ophryoessoides dumerilii; Steindachner, 1867; Liocephalus dumerilii; — Boulenger, 1885; Leiocephalus dumerilii; — C. Burt & M. Burt, 1933; Stenocercus dumerilii; — Ávila-Pires, 1995;

Last updated April 08, 2024

Stenocercus dumerilii is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.^[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, dumerilii, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.^[3]

Geographic range

S. dumerilii is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, northeastern Pará, and Tocantins.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dumerilii is forest.^[1]

Diet

S. dumerilii preys upon a wide variety of arthropods.^[1]

Reproduction

S. dumerilii is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is 2–6 eggs.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 Silveira, A.L.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Colli, G.R.; Silva, J.R.S.; Viñas, L.V.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Almeida-Santos, P.; Valadão, R.; de Oliveira, R.B.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Ferreira, V.L.; de Menezes, V.A. (2021). "Stenocercus dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T50950782A154324292. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T50950782A154324292.en . Retrieved 26 April 2023.
1 2 3 4 Stenocercus dumerilii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
↑ 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. (Stenocercus dumerilii, p. 77).