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Bachia oxyrhina RODRIGUES, CAMACHO, SALES-NUNES, SOUSA-RECODER, TEIXEIRA JR., VALDUJO, GHELLERE, MOTT & NOGUEIRA, 2008

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesPortuguese: Lagarto-Ápodo, Lagarto-sem-Pata 
SynonymBachia oxyrhina RODRIGUES et al. 2008 
DistributionC Brazil (Tocantins)

Type locality: Morro do Fumo, Estação Ecológica Serra Geral do Tocantins (10°51’58.41”S, 46°49’9.07”W), Mateiros municipality, state of Tocantins, Brazil.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MZUSP 98086, an adult male, collected by the authors of this paper on February 15th, 2008. Field number PHV 2208. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A species of the bresslaui group having lanceolate dorsal and lateral body scales, quadrangular and juxtaposed smooth ventrals, tail scales lanceolate, imbricate, keeled, 1–1 femoral pores and 1–1 preanal pores in males (only preanal pores in females), interparietal, supraoculars and superciliaries present, 42–45 dorsals, 34–36 ventrals, and 29–30 scales around midbody. Snout highly prominent and wedge shaped, distinctively projecting over lower jaw. Fore limb and hind limb rudimentary, stiliform, ending in one apical scale. Five supralabials; fifth the largest and the highest, contacting or not parietal. Anterior portion of nasal scale fused with first supralabial. One enlarged temporal scale contacting or not postocular. Two supraoculars; second small, restricted to the lateral face of head, allowing extensive contact between parietal and first supraocular. Width of first supraocular less than 1/3 of the anterior margin of frontal. 
CommentLimb morphology: Limbless.

Habitat: superficial layer of sandy soils. 
EtymologyThe specific name derives from the Greek “oxy” (sharp, spatulate, wedge shaped), and “rhino” (nose) being a reference to the pronounced, wedge shaped nose of this species, an adaptation to life in the sandy habitats where it occurs. 
References
  • Gonzalez R. C. et al. 2020. Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão. Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121 – 214 - get paper here
  • RECODER, R.S.,TEIXEIRA JUNIOR, M., CAMACHO, A., NUNES, P.M.S., MOTT, T., VALDUJO, P.H., GHELLERE, J.M., NOGUEIRA, C. & RODRIGUES, M.T. 2011. Reptiles of Serra Geral do Tocantins Ecological Station, Central Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 11(1): - get paper here
  • RODRIGUES, MIGUEL TREFAUT; AGUSTÍN CAMACHO, PEDRO MURILO SALES NUNES, RENATO SOUSA RECODER, MAURO TEIXEIRA JR., PAULA H. VALDUJO, JOSÉ MÁRIO B. GHELLERE, TAMÍ MOTT & CRISTIANO NOGUEIRA 2008. A new species of the lizard genus Bachia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Cerrados of Central Brazil. Zootaxa 1875: 39–50 - get paper here
  • TEIXEIRA JR, MAURO; RENATO SOUSA RECODER, AGUSTÍN CAMACHO, MARCO AURÉLIO DE SENA, CARLOS ARTURO NAVAS & MIGUEL TREFAUT RODRIGUES 2013. A new species of Bachia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Eastern Brazilian Cerrado, and data on its ecology, physiology and behavior. Zootaxa 3616 (2): 173–189 - get paper here
 
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