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Alopoglossus amazonius RUTHVEN, 1924

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Higher TaxaAlopoglossidae, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Amazonanian Teiid 
SynonymAlopoglossus amazonius RUTHVEN 1924: 1
Pantodactylus amazonius — BURT & BURT 1931: 358)
Pantodactylus amazonius — AMARAL 1937: 193
Pantodactylus amazonicus — AMARAL 1937: 1741
Alopoglossus carinicaudatus — RUIBAL 1952: 508 (part)
Alopoglossus carinicaudatus — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 15 (part)
Alopoglossus angulatus — AVILA-PIRES 1995: 307 (part)
Alopoglossus angulatus — KÖHLER et al. 2012: 176 (part)
Alopoglossus amazonius — RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR et al. 2020: 15 
DistributionBrazil (Rondonia)

Type locality: Brazil, Villa Murtinho, Matto Grosso (= Vila Murtinho, Nova Mamoré municipality, State of Rondônia; 10°23′58.6′′S, 65°21′51.8′′W).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: UMMZ 56853, male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Alopoglossus amazonius is distinguished from all other species of Alopoglossus by the combination of the following characters: (1) scales on sides of neck non-granular, keeled, imbricate (at least medial and posterior ones phylloid), in nine to 13 transverse rows; (2) four pairs of chin shields; (3) third pair of chin shields irregularly trapezoidal, separated from gulars by large scales; (4) absence of a pair of medial enlarged pregular scales; (5) scales on gular region varying in shape and size: lateral ones strongly keeled, pointed, phylloid; anterior and medial ones varying from smooth to feebly keeled, phylloid; posterior ones varying from smooth to feebly keeled, almost rounded posteriorly, larger than lateral, anterior and medial ones; (6) ventral scales mucronate, imbricate, with bluntly pointed posterior margins (almost rounded), varying from smooth to feebly keeled; (7) total number of femoral pores in males 24–28 (RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR et al. 2020: 15)


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CommentSynonymy: Alopoglossus amazonius has been considered a synonym of A. carinicaudatus by Ruibal 1952 and later of angulatus until it was revalidated by RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR et al. 2020.

Distribution: see maps in KÖHLER et al. 2012, RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR 2018: 33 (Fig. 5), RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR et al. 2020: 39 (Fig. 20).

Habitat: leaf litter of lowland tropical forest, often near water. 
EtymologyNamed after (English) Amazon, a South American river [in turn, from Greek Amazṓn (Ἀμαζών), women warriors of the classic world] + Latin -ius, pertining to. (RUTHVEN 1924, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
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