Kentropyx vanzoi
{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref =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).
| genus = Kentropyx
| species = vanzoi
| authority = Gallagher & Dixon, 1980
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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
Geographic range
K. vanzoi is found in Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) and Brazil (Mato Grosso state).{{NRDB species|genus=Kentropyx|species=vanzoi|accessdate=1 July 2019}}
Habitat
Description
K. vanzoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{cvt|6.5|cm|in}}. Males are greener than females, an example of sexual dimorphism.
Diet
K. vanzoi preys upon arthropods, predominately orthopterans, spiders, and termites.
Reproduction
References
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Further reading
- Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199–215.
- Gallagher DS, Dixon JR (1980). "A New Lizard (Sauria: Teiidae: Kentropyx) from Brasil". Copeia 1980 (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 Torino 10 (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)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156.
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Category:Reptiles described in 1980
Category:Taxa named by Daniel Stephen Gallagher, Jr.
Category:Taxa named by James R. Dixon
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