Potamites juruazensis (Ávila-Pires & Vitt, 1998), Avila-Pires & Vitt, 1998

Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. & Amaral, Silvana, 2017, Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Zootaxa 4269 (2), pp. 151-196 : 177

Potamites juruazensis (Ávila-Pires & Vitt, 1998)

Type-locality. Approximately 5 km N of Porto Walter , Acre, Brazil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Ávila-Pires & Vitt (1998), Pellegrino et al. (2001), Castoe et al. (2004), Doan & Castoe (2005), Chávez & Vásquez (2012), Goicoechea et al. (2016).

Distribution and habitat. Potamites juruazensis is endemic to southwestern Amazonia , with its distribution until now restricted to a few localities in Brazil and Peru, associated with the Juruá, Urucu, and Camisea Rivers ( Fig. 16 ). In Brazil, it is known from the states of Amazonas and Acre. Potamites juruazensis is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits the leaf litter of low primary forest, not directly associated with streams (Ávila-Pires & Vitt 1998; Vitt & Ávila-Pires 1998; Icochea et al. 2001).

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FIGURE 16. Distribution of examined material of Neusticurus bicarinatus, N. racenisi, and Potamites juruazensis.