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Calyptommatus
''Calyptommatus'' is a genus of Brazilian lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus shows extreme reduction of hind limbs and absence of fore limbs. Also prefrontals, frontals, supraoculars, and frontoparietals are absent. Species There are five species: * '' Calyptommatus confusionibus'' Rodrigues, Zaher, and Curcio, 2001 * '' Calyptommatus frontalis'' Recoder, Marques-Souza, Silva-Soares, Ramiro, Castro, & Rodrigues, 2022 * '' Calyptommatus leiolepis'' Rodrigues, 1991 * ''Calyptommatus nicterus'' Rodrigues, 1991 * ''Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus ''Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil. References Calyptommatus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Mi ...'' Rodrigues, 1991 References Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Lizard genera Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues {{Gymnophthalmidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyptommatus Confusionibus
''Calyptommatus confusionibus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5313846 Calyptommatus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Taxa named by Hussam Zaher Taxa named by Felipe F. Curcio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyptommatus Sinebrachiatus
''Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil. References Calyptommatus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues {{Gymnophthalmidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Brazilian Reptiles
Total number of species = 648 ''Nota bene'': In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned. Testudines Cheloniidae (4 species) *'' Caretta caretta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Chelonia mydas'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Eretmochelys imbricata'' (Linnaeus, 1766) *''Lepidochelys olivacea'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) Dermochelyidae (1 species) *'' Dermochelys coriacea'' (Linnaeus, 1766) Emydidae (2 species) *''Trachemys adiutrix'' Vanzolini, 1995 *''Trachemys dorbigni'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835) Geoemydidae (1 species) *'' Rhinoclemmys punctularia'' (Daudin, 1801) Kinosternidae (1 species) *''Kinosternon scorpioides'' (Linnaeus, 1766) Testudinidae (2 species) *''Chelonoidis carbonarius'' (Spix, 1824) *''Chelonoidis denticulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1766) Podocnemididae (5 species) *''Peltocephalus dumerilianus'' (Schweigger, 1812) *''Podocnemis erythrocephala'' (Spix, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyptommatus Frontalis
''Calyptommatus frontalis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... References Calyptommatus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 2022 Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues {{gymnophthalmidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyptommatus Leiolepis
''Calyptommatus leiolepis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... References Calyptommatus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues {{gymnophthalmidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyptommatus Nicterus
''Calyptommatus nicterus'' is a species of Squamata in the family spectacled tegus. They are found in the Neotropics of Brazil. They rely on running to move around. This is species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5313603 Calyptommatus Spectacled lizards of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnophthalmidae
Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed eyes. As in most lizards, except geckos, these eyelids are movable. The Alopoglossidae have been recently moved from this family. Description and ecology Spectacled lizards are related to the Teiidae, but they look like skinks (slightly more distant relatives) with smooth scales. They are generally small lizards; many species have reduced limbs. Unusually among lizards, however, it is generally the hind limbs that are reduced or absent, rather than the forelimbs. Bauer (1998). Gymnophthalmids live in a wide variety of habitats, from desert to mountain to rain forest, throughout Central America and South America. They are usually inhabitants of the forest floor or wet areas associated with tropical forests, either nocturnal or intermitte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reptile Scale
Reptile skin is covered with scutes or Scale (anatomy), scales which, along with many other characteristics, distinguish reptiles from animals of other classes. They are made of Alpha-keratin, alpha and beta-keratin and are formed from the epidermis (contrary to fish, in which the scales are formed from the dermis). The scales may be ossified or tubercular, as in the case of lizards, or modified elaborately, as in the case of snakes.Malcolm Arthur Smith, Smith, Malcolm A. (1931). ''The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma. Vol. I.—Loricata, Testudines.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxviii + 185 pp. + Plates I-II. ("Skin", p. 30). The scales on the top of lizard and snake heads has also been called ''pileus'', after the Latin word for cap, referring to the fact that these scales sit on the skull like a cap. Lizard scales Lizard scales vary in form from tubercle, tubercular to platelike, or imbricate (overlapping). These sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
