Ecpleopus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: |
Ecpleopus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 [3] |
Species: | E. gaudichaudii
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Binomial name | |
Ecpleopus gaudichaudii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
[2]
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Synonyms [2] | |
Ecpleopus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus contains only one species, Ecpleopus gaudichaudii, which is endemic to Brazil. [2]
The specific name, gaudichaudii, is in honor of French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré. [4]
E. gaudichaudii is found in the Atlantic Forest in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. [1]
The preferred natural habitat of E. gaudichaudii is forest, where it lives in the leaf litter on the forest floor. [1]
E. gaudichaudii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). Its legs are short, and its tail is laterally compressed. [1]
E. gaudichaudii preys upon small invertebrates such as termites, orthopterans, and spiders. [1]
E. gaudichaudii is oviparous. [2]
Ecpleopus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: |
Ecpleopus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 [3] |
Species: | E. gaudichaudii
|
Binomial name | |
Ecpleopus gaudichaudii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
[2]
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Ecpleopus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus contains only one species, Ecpleopus gaudichaudii, which is endemic to Brazil. [2]
The specific name, gaudichaudii, is in honor of French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré. [4]
E. gaudichaudii is found in the Atlantic Forest in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. [1]
The preferred natural habitat of E. gaudichaudii is forest, where it lives in the leaf litter on the forest floor. [1]
E. gaudichaudii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). Its legs are short, and its tail is laterally compressed. [1]
E. gaudichaudii preys upon small invertebrates such as termites, orthopterans, and spiders. [1]
E. gaudichaudii is oviparous. [2]