New records amplify the geographical distribution of Rondonops biscutatus Colli et al., 2015 (Squamata, Sauria, Gymnophthalmidae) into the Paraguay river basin, Mato Grosso, Brazil

By

Diogo Da Silva, Odair
Martins Da Costa, Thatiane
Silva-Alves, Vancleber Divino
Correa Fermiano, Eder
Mudrek, Jessica Rhaiza
Ramos Brum, Bruno
Camara Gusmão, Almerio
Alves Nogueira, Olinda Maira
Dalbem Barbosa, Ana Paula
Souto Hall Silva, Joselaine
Carniello, Maria Antonia
Alves Ignácio, Áurea Regina
Muniz, Claumir César
Dos Santos Filho, Manoel
Silva, Dionei José da

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-9-6

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

747--751

Subjects

Amazon rainforest , Biogeography , Cerrado , Iphisini , Reptiles

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.5.747

 

Abstract

Rondonops biscutatus is a gymnophthalmid litter-lizard which occurs in the Amazon rainforests and the transitional areas between Amazonia and Cerrado. This species’ distribution is strongly biased by a lack of data, possibly because it was recently described, small-bodied, and living in cryptic habits. Here, we present occurrence data of six specimens from four locations in transitional areas between forests in Amazonia and Cerrado (central Brazil), in the upper Paraguay River, at the northern end of the Pantanal, midwestern Brazil. We expand the distribution of this species 507 km east from its original range.​