Cercosaura

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 : 166

Cercosaura sp. 2

Taxonomic remarks. The first specimens of Cercosaura sp. 2 were only recorded recently (in 2009) and, as the preceding one, it is under study as part of the revision of the genus Cercosaura .

Distribution and habitat. Cercosaura sp. 2 is endemic to Brazilian Amazonia , and until now only known from the Jamanxim river system ( Fig. 9 ), state of Pará. It is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits dense ombrophilous terra firme forest, where it is found on the ground (Mendes-Pinto & Souza 2011—identified as Cercosaura ocellata ).

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FIGURE 9. Distribution of examined material of Cercosaura oshaughnessyi, C. parkeri, Cercosaura sp. 2, Cercosaura sp. 3, Cercosaura sp. 4, Gymnophthalmus leucomystax, and Gymnophthalmus sp.