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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Brazil (Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, Queimada Grande Island)
Type locality: Iguape, Estado de SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil.

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Colobodactylus taunayi

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Colobodactylus taunayi, also known commonly as the Taunay teiid or Taunay's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, taunayi, is in honor of Brazilian historian Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay.^[3]

Geographic range

C. taunayi occurs in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. taunayi is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

C. taunayi is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Colli, G.R.; Fenker, J.; Tedeschi, L.; Bataus, Y.S.L.; Uhlig, V.M.; Lima, A.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Costa, G.C.; de Moura, G.J.B.; Winck, G.; 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. (2019). "Colobodactylus taunayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T134881188A135333457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T134881188A135333457.pt. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Colobodactylus taunayi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 July 2019.
^ 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. (Colobodactylus taunayi, p. 261).

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Colobodactylus taunayi: Brief Summary