Calyptommatus frontalis RECODER, MARQUES-SOUZA, SILVA-SOARES, RAMIRO, CASTRO & RODRIGUES, 2022
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Calyptommatus frontalis
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| Higher Taxa | Gymnophthalmidae (Gymnophthalminae), Gymnophthalmini, Sauria, Gymnophthalmoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Calyptommatus frontalis RECODER, MARQUES-SOUZA, SILVA-SOARES, RAMIRO, CASTRO & RODRIGUES 2022 |
| Distribution | Brazil (Bahia) Type locality: Buritirama, state of Bahia, northeast of Brazil |
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| Types | Holotype: 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. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: “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.” Additional details (950 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Natural 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. |
| Etymology | The specific name refers to the presence of a frontal scale in the new species. |
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