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Calyptommatus frontalis RECODER, MARQUES-SOUZA, SILVA-SOARES, RAMIRO, CASTRO & RODRIGUES, 2022

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Higher TaxaGymnophthalmidae (Gymnophthalminae), Gymnophthalmini, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCalyptommatus frontalis RECODER, MARQUES-SOUZA, SILVA-SOARES, RAMIRO, CASTRO & RODRIGUES 2022 
DistributionBrazil (Bahia)

Type locality: Buritirama, state of Bahia, northeast of Brazil  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: MZUSP 106738, field number MTR 38950, an adult female from Lameirão (10°40'28"S, 43°34'52"W, datum WGS84, elevation 532 m a.s.l.), Buritirama, state of Bahia, northeast of Brazil, collected by M. T. Rodrigues, S. Marques-Souza, M. Teixeira Jr., T. Silva-Soares and T. M. Castro on 2nd November 2016. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: “A species of Calyptommatus characterized by a distinctive frontal scale; absence of supraocular scales; five supralabial scales, the third being the largest and located below the eye; 40–43 dorsals; dorsal scales smooth to slightly keeled posteriorly; five to seven scales covering the hind limbs, most frequently six; dorsal surface of body and tail cream with irregular brown spots; ventral part of body and tail immaculate, without spots.”


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CommentNatural history: Individuals were found buried in the sand under leaf-litter in shaded microhabitats. Like all other Calyptommatus, this species is nocturnal and moves under the sand, just below the surface. 
EtymologyThe specific name refers to the presence of a frontal scale in the new species, from Latin frons, frontis (= forehead). 
References
  • RECODER, R. S., MARQUES-SOUZA, S. E. R. G. I. O., SILVA-SOARES, T. H. I. A. G. O., RAMIRO, C. N., CASTRO, T. M., & RODRIGUES, M. T. 2022. Morphological variation and genealogical discordance in Caatinga sand lizards Calyptommatus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5129 (3): 374-398 - get paper here
  • Uchôa LR, Delfim FR, Mesquita DO, Colli GR, Garda AA, Guedes TB 2022. Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and updated overview. Vertebrate Zoology 72: 599-659 - get paper here
 
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