Bachia bresslaui, also known commonly as Bresslau's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to southern South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Bachia |
| Species: | B. bresslaui
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| Bachia bresslaui (Amaral, 1935)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, bresslaui, is in honor of German zoologist Ernst Ludwig Bresslau.[3]
Geographic range edit
B. bresslaui is found in southeastern Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and São Paulo. It is also found in Paraguay in Amambay Department.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of B. bresslaui are savanna and shrubland.[1]
Description edit
B. bresslau has its front and back legs much reduced, each to one scale that resembles a toe. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Behavior edit
B. bresslaui is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Doan, T.M.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2010). "Bachia bresslaui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178333A7525258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178333A7525258.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Bachia bresslaui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 July 2019.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bachia bresslaui, p. 38).
Further reading edit
- Amaral A (1935). "Estudos sobre lacertilios neotropicos II. Novo genero e especie de lagarto do Brasil [= Studies on Neotropical Lacertilians II. A New Genus and Species of Lizard from Brazil]". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 9: 249–250. (Apatelus bresslaui, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Colli GR, Zatz MG, da Cunha HJ (1998). "Notes on the ecology and geographical distribution of the rare Gymnophthalmid lizard Bachia bresslaui ". Herpetologica 54 (2): 169–174.
- MacLean WP (1973). "On the third specimen of Bachia bresslaui (Sauria, Teiidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 27 (6): 81–82.
- Vanzolini PE (1961). "Bachia: Especies brasileiras e conceito generico (Sauria: Teiidae) [= Bachia: Brazilian species and generic concept (Sauria: Teiidae)]". Pap. Avuls. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo 14: 193–209. (Bachia bresslaui, new combination). (in Portuguese).
- Vanzolini PE (1966). "Sobre o segundo exemplar de Bachia bresslaui [= On the second specimen of Bachia bresslaui ]". Pap. Avuls. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo 19: 189–192. (in Portuguese).
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