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 in the family Diploglossidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. It is known in Brazilian Portuguese as calango coral, calango liso, and several other common names.[2]
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.[citation needed]
Geographic range
[edit]D. lessonae is found in northeastern Brazil.[2]
Habitat
[edit]D. lessonae is commonly found in semiarid environments, scrub, and low forests.[citation needed]
Behavior
[edit]D. lessonae is terrestrial, diurnal, and semi-fossorial.[1]
Diet
[edit]D. lessonae preys upon insects.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]D. lessonae is oviparous.[1][2] The adult female lays one clutch per year, during the dry season, and clutch size varies from one to seven eggs.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b c d 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[egia]. Università di Torino 5: (77): five unnumbered pages. (Diploglossus lessonae, new species). (in Italian).
- Vitt LJ (1985). "On the biology of the little known anguid lizard, Diploglossus lessonae, in northeast Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 36 (7): 69–76.
External links
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