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'''''Alexandresaurus''''' is a genus of the lizard family [[Gymnophthalmidae]]. The genus is monotypic, i.e. it has only one species, ''Alexandresaurus camacan''. It occurs in [[Brazil]].<ref>[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Alexandresaurus&species=camacan Alexandresaurus camacan] in the [[Reptile Database]]</ref>
'''''Alexandresaurus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Gymnophthalmidae]]. The genus is [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]], i.e., it contains only one species, '''''Alexandresaurus camacan'''''. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Brazil]].<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Alexandresaurus|species=camacan}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

==Etymology==
The [[Genus|generic name]], ''Alexandresaurus'', is in honor of Brazilian naturalist [[Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira]].<ref>[[Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]], [[Michael Watkins (zoologist)|Watkins M]], [[Michael Grayson|Grayson M]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Genus ''Alexandresaurus'', p. 4).</ref>

The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''camacan'', is in honor of the [[Kamakan language|Camacan]], an extinct indigenous people of Brazil.<ref name=RDB/>

==Geographic range==
''A. camacan'' is found in the Brazilian state of [[Bahia]].<ref name=RDB/>

==Description==
''A. camacan'' is large for its family. Maximum recorded [[Snout-vent length|snout-to-vent length]] (SVL) is {{convert|7|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The tail is long, averaging about twice SVL.<ref name=RDB/>

==Reproduction==
''A. camacan'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*[[Eliza Maria Xavier Freire|Freire EMX]], [[Jaqueiuto da Silva Jorge|Jorge JS]], [[Raul Fernandes Dantas Sales|Sales RFD]], [[Matheus Meira Ribeiro|Ribeiro MM]], [[Maria Jaqueline Monte Andrade|Andrade MJM]], [[Pablo Augusto Gurgel de Sousa|Sousa PAG]] (2013). "New record and geographic distribution map of ''Alexandresaurus camacan'' Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo and Sites Jr., 2007 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in northeastern Brazil". ''Check List'' '''9''' (4): 783–784.
*[[Marlla Alves Matos|Matos MA]], [[Milena Camardelli|Camardelli M]], [[Euvaldo Marciano Jr.|Marciano E Jr]] (2013). "Geographic Distribution: ''Alexandresaurus camacan'' (Alexandre's Lizard, ''Calanguinho do Alexandre'')". ''Herpetological Review'' '''44''' (2): 273.
*[[:fr:Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues|Rodrigues MT]], [[Katia Cristina Machado Pellegrino|Pellegrino KCM]], [[Marianna Dixo|Dixo M]], [[Vanessa Kruth Verdade|Verdade VK]], [[Dante Pavan|Pavan D]], [[Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo|Argôlo AJS]], [[Jack W. Sites Jr.|Sites JW Jr]] (2007). "A New Genus of Microteiid Lizard from the Atlantic Forests of State of Bahia, Brazil, with a New Generic Name for ''Colobosaura mentalis'', and a Discussion of Relationships Among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)". ''American Museum Novitates'' (3565): 1–27. (''Alexandresaurus'', new genus, pp.&nbsp;5–7; ''A. camacan'', new species, pp.&nbsp;7–15, Figures 1–4).

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[[Category:Gymnophthalmidae]]
[[Category:Gymnophthalmidae]]
[[Category:Lizard genera]]
[[Category:Spectacled lizards of Brazil]]
[[Category:Endemic reptiles of Brazil]]
[[Category:Monotypic lizard genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Kátia Cristina Machado Pellegrino]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Marianna Dixo]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Vanessa Kruth Verdade]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Dante Pavan]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Antônio Jorge Suzart Argôlo]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jack W. Sites Jr.]]



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Alexandresaurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Alexandresaurus
Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo & Sites, 2007
Species:
A. camacan
Binomial name
Alexandresaurus camacan
Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo & Sites, 2007

Alexandresaurus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e., it contains only one species, Alexandresaurus camacan. The species is endemic to Brazil.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The generic name, Alexandresaurus, is in honor of Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira.[2]

The specific name, camacan, is in honor of the Camacan, an extinct indigenous people of Brazil.[1]

Geographic range[edit]

A. camacan is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.[1]

Description[edit]

A. camacan is large for its family. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 7 cm (2.8 in). The tail is long, averaging about twice SVL.[1]

Reproduction[edit]

A. camacan is oviparous.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Species Alexandresaurus camacan at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ 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. (Genus Alexandresaurus, p. 4).

Further reading[edit]

  • Freire EMX, Jorge JS, Sales RFD, Ribeiro MM, Andrade MJM, Sousa PAG (2013). "New record and geographic distribution map of Alexandresaurus camacan Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo and Sites Jr., 2007 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in northeastern Brazil". Check List 9 (4): 783–784.
  • Matos MA, Camardelli M, Marciano E Jr (2013). "Geographic Distribution: Alexandresaurus camacan (Alexandre's Lizard, Calanguinho do Alexandre)". Herpetological Review 44 (2): 273.
  • Rodrigues MT, Pellegrino KCM, Dixo M, Verdade VK, Pavan D, Argôlo AJS, Sites JW Jr (2007). "A New Genus of Microteiid Lizard from the Atlantic Forests of State of Bahia, Brazil, with a New Generic Name for Colobosaura mentalis, and a Discussion of Relationships Among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)". American Museum Novitates (3565): 1–27. (Alexandresaurus, new genus, pp. 5–7; A. camacan, new species, pp. 7–15, Figures 1–4).


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