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Family Testudinidae • 



G^ocbelone caxbonarla (Spix, 1824) 

 Distribution: A very uncommon species. Only one specimen had been 

 reported m: Cerro Papelon (Municipio Silva) . 

 Habitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 

 Referencess: Prittchard & Trebbau (1984. Idem). 



Order AMPHisB;ii:KiA 



Family Amphisbaenidae 



Amp hi gha ona faiiginosa Linnaeus 17 58 

 Distribution: Currently only one record is known from: Las Lapas 

 (Municipio Silva) . 



Habitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 



References: Donoso-Barros (1968. Idem); Mijares-Urrutia & Arends (1993. 

 Idem); Shreve (1947. Idem). 



Order Squam-sta 



Suborder Lacertilia 



Family Corytophanidae 



Baslllscus basiliscms bAxhouri Ruthven, 1814 

 Distribution: Only two specimes are currently known from eastern Falcon: 

 Boca de Tocuyo (Municipio Acosta) ; Rio Aroa-Km 26 (both localities within 

 the Municipio Palma Sola) . 



Habitats: Tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forest. 

 References: Mijares-Urrutia & Arends (1993. Idem). 



Family Iguanidae 



Xgnaaa iguana ignaaa Linnaeus, 1758) 

 Distribution: In spite of the low number of records of this species, is a 

 common lizard inclusive around and within the urban areas. Tivana 

 (Municipio Silva); Taratara (Municipio Sucre); Coro (Municipio Miranda); 

 Guaidabacoa (Municipio Falcon, Peninsula de Paraguana) . 

 Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous deciduous and semi- 

 deciduous scrub; tropophilous semi-deciduous seasonal forests; cultivated 

 lands . 



References: Diaz (1988. Pp. 33-54. In: Zonas Aridas . A. Makarem & L. 

 Paredes (eds.). Maracaibo) ; Rivero-Blanco & Dixon (1979. Idem). 



Fcimily Gekkonidae 



CSonatodfis aJ±>ogu2axis (Dumeril & Bibron, 1836) 

 Distribution: Records are from some few localities in western Falcon: 

 Mene de Mauroa (Municipio Mauroa) ; Pueblo Nuevo (Municipio Falcon, 

 Peninsula de Paraguana) . 



Habitats: Thorny xerophilous scrub; tropophilous deciduous and semi- 

 deciduous scrub. 



Remarks: The record from the Peninsula de Paraguana could be an human- 

 introduced specimens. 

 References : None . 



