Stenocercus dumerilii is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, dumerilii, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.[3]
Geographic range
S. dumerilii is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, northeastern Pará, and Tocantins.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. dumerilii is forest.[1]
Diet
S. dumerilii preys upon a wide variety of arthropods.[1]
Reproduction
S. dumerilii is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is 2–6 eggs.[1]
References
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^ a b c d Silveira, A.L.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; Colli, G.R.; Silva, J.R.S.; Viñas, L.V.; Ribeiro Júnior, M.A.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Tinôco, M.S.T.; Almeida-Santos, P.; Valadão, R.; de Oliveira, R.B.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Ferreira, V.L.; de Menezes, V.A. (2021). "Stenocercus dumerilii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T50950782A154324292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T50950782A154324292.en. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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^ a b c d Stenocercus dumerilii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Stenocercus dumerilii, p. 77).