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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
''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/>

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


==References==
==References==
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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

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

A. camacan is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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).