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

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Higher Taxa	Gymnophthalmidae (Cercosaurinae, Bachiinae), Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	Portuguese: Lagarto-Ápodo, Lagarto-sem-Pata
Synonym	Bachia oxyrhina RODRIGUES et al. 2008
Distribution	C 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.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MZUSP 98086, an adult male, collected by the authors of this paper on February 15th, 2008. Field number PHV 2208.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: 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. Additional details (2450 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Limb morphology: Limbless. Habitat: superficial layer of sandy soils.
Etymology	The 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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