Loxopholis ferreirai is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ferreirai, is in honor of Portuguese naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira.
Geographic range
L. ferreirai is found in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. ferreirai is forest.
Reproduction
L. ferreirai is oviparous, and it does not reproduce by parthenogenesis.
References
Further reading
- , Frost DR, , , , , (2016). "Molecular systematics of teioid lizards (Teioidea/Gymnophthalmoidea: Squamata) based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree-alignment and similarity-alignment". Cladistics 32 (6): 624âÂÂ671. (Loxopholis ferreirai, new combination, p. 670).
- , , , Rodrigues MT, (2020). "Natural history notes and range extension of Loxopholis ferreirai (Rodrigues and Avila-Pires, 2005): a micro-endemic species from the flooded igapó forests of Rio Negro and tributaries, Brazilian Amazonia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae)". Herpetology Notes 13: 235âÂÂ239.
- , (2016). "Diversity, distribution, and conservation of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) in the Brazilian Amazonia". Neotropical Diversity 2 (1): 195âÂÂ421. (Leposoma ferreirai).
- Ribeiro-Júnior MA, Amaral S (2017). "Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia". IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae". Zootaxa 4269 (2): 151âÂÂ196.
- Rodrigues MT, (2005). "New Lizard of the Genus Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Lower Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil". Journal of Herpetology 39 (4): 541âÂÂ546. (Leposoma ferreirai, new species).