Colobosauroides carvalhoi

Colobosauroides carvalhoi is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to Northeast Region, Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist .

Geographic range

C. carvalhoi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Piauí. The distribution of C. carvalhoi is structured within the southern canyons, with a marked reduction in abundance from the base of rock cliffs through the central portion of the valleys.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. carvalhoi is savanna.

Description

Adults of C. carvalhoi have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail slightly longer than SVL.

Reproduction

C. carvalhoi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• ; Magalhães-Júnior, Arnaldo; Rodrigues, Juliana; Pinto, Hugo Bonfim de Arruda; ; (2018). "Thermal Constraints Explain the Distribution of the Climate Relict Lizard Colobosauroides carvalhoi (Gymnophthalmidae) in the Semiarid Caatinga". South American Journal of Herpetology 13 (3): 248–259.
• , Caramaschi U (1998). "Espécie nova de Colobosauroides Cunha, & Lima, 1991 do estado da Bahia, Brasil (Squamata, Sauria, Gymnophthalmidae)". Boletim do Museu Nacional. Zoologia, Nova Série Zoologia, Rio de Janeiro (388): 1–8. (Colobosauroides carvalhoi, new species). (in Portuguese).