Biology:Brazilian galliwasp
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Brazilian galliwasp | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Diploglossidae |
| Genus: | Diploglossus |
| Species: | D. lessonae
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| Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890
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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”
Etymology
D. lessonae is named in honour of Italian zoologist Michele Lessona.[1][2]
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
- ↑ Diploglossus lessonae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2014.
- ↑ 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).
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2546359 entry
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