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==Geographic range== |
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''A. camacan'' is found in the Brazilian state of [[Bahia]].<ref name=RDB/> |
''A. camacan'' is found in the Brazilian state of [[Bahia]].<ref name=RDB/> |
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==Reproduction== |
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''A. camacan'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> |
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Scientific 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
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Alexandresaurus camacan Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo & Sites, 2007
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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
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
A. camacan is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b c d Species Alexandresaurus camacan at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).