Rondonops biscutatus Colli, Hoogmoed, Cannatella, Cassimiro, Gomes, Ghellere, Nunes, Pellegrino, Salerno, Souza & Rodrigues, 2015

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 : 178-179

Rondonops biscutatus Colli, Hoogmoed, Cannatella, Cassimiro, Gomes, Ghellere, Nunes, Pellegrino, Salerno, Souza & Rodrigues, 2015

Type-locality. Pimenta Bueno (11°35’S, 61°10’W), Rondônia, Brazil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Colli et al. (2015), Goicoechea et al. (2016).

Distribution and habitat. Rondonops biscutatus is endemic to southern Brazilian Amazonia , distributed between upper Madeira River and upper–middle Tapajós river system ( Fig. 17 ). In Brazil, it is known from the states of Pará, Mato Grosso, and Rondônia. Rondonops biscutatus is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits seasonally flooded, terra firme, and riparian forests, where it is mainly found among leaf litter; one individual was collected on top of a termite nest at the side of a large tree, ca. 60 cm above the water (Colli et al. 2015). MAR-J collected some specimens in a logged terra firme forest in Novo Progresso, Pará.

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FIGURE 17. Distribution of examined material of Rhachisaurus brachylepis and Rondonops biscutatus. Records of R. xanthomystax were obtained from the literature.