Brazilian galliwasp

The Brazilian galliwasp (Diploglossus lessonae) is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to northeastern Brazil. It is known in Brazil as the “calango coral” or “calango liso”

Brazilian galliwasp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Diploglossus
Species:
D. lessonae
Binomial name
Diploglossus lessonae
Peracca, 1890

Etymology

D. lessonae is named in honour of Italian zoologist Michele Lessona.[2][3]

Description

D. lessonae grows to a total length (including tail) of about 30 cm (12 in), and has a lifespan of roughly 10 years. Offspring are zebra-patterned, with white and black stripes circling their bodies. Adults are brown, with red/yellow-coloured heads and undersides, and have little legs.

Habitat

D. lessonae is commonly found in semiarid environments, scrub, and low forests.

References
  1. Nogueira C (2004). "Diploglossus lessonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Diploglossus lessonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2014.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diploglossus lessonae, p. 156).

Further reading
  • Peracca MG. 1890. Descrizione di una nuova specie del gen. DIPLOGLOSSUS - Wiegm. ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino 5: (77): 1-5 (unnumbered). (Diploglossus lessonae, new species). (in Italian).


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