Brazilian galliwasp
| Brazilian galliwasp | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Diploglossus |
| Species: | D. lessonae
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| Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890
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The Brazilian galliwasp (Diploglossus lessonae) is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to northeastern Brazil. It is known in Brazil as the "Calango Coral" or "Calango Liso".
Etymology
[edit]D. lessonae is named in honour of Italian zoologist Michele Lessona.[2][3]
Description
[edit]D. lessonae grows to a total length (including tail) of about 30 cm (12 in), and has a lifespan of roughly 10 years. Offspring are zebra-patterned, with white and black stripes circling their bodies. Adults are brown, with red/yellow-coloured heads and undersides, and have small legs.
Habitat
[edit]D. lessonae is commonly found in semiarid environments, scrub, and low forests.
References
[edit]- ^ Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Silveira, A.L.; da Rocha, C.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Werneck, F.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Kiefer, M.; de Freitas, M.A.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Valadão, R.; Cardoso Vieira, R.; Perez Maciel, R.; Gomes Faria, R.; Recoder, R.; D'Ávila, R.; Torquato da Silva, S.; de Barcelos Ribeiro, S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2019). "Diploglossus lessonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T174091A134877123. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T174091A134877123.pt. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Diploglossus lessonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2014.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diploglossus lessonae, p. 156).
Further reading
[edit]- Peracca MG. 1890. Descrizione di una nuova specie del gen. DIPLOGLOSSUS - Wiegm. ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino 5: (77): 1-5 (unnumbered). (Diploglossus lessonae, new species). (in Italian).
External links
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