Loxopholis osvaldoi (Ávila-Pires, 1995), Avila-Pires, 1995

Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A. & Amaral, Silvana, 2017, Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. IV. Alopoglossidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Zootaxa 4269 (2), pp. 151-196 : 172

Loxopholis osvaldoi (Ávila-Pires, 1995)

Type-locality. Right bank Igarapé Paraíso, km 16, Line 62, Ouro Preto d’Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Ávila-Pires (1995), Rodrigues & Ávila-Pires (2005), Pellegrino et al. (1999, 2011), Rodrigues et al. (2013), Goicoechea et al. (2016).

Distribution and habitat. Loxopholis osvaldoi is endemic to southern Brazilian Amazonia , distributed between the Xingu River and Purus river system ( Fig. 13 ). It is known from the states of Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia, and Mato Grosso. Loxopholis is terrestrial and diurnal, inhabits primary and secondary terra firme forests, where it is found among leaf litter (Ávila-Pires 1995; Kawashita-Ribeiro et al. 2011; Waldez et al. 2013).

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FIGURE 13. Distribution of examined material of Loxopholis guianense, L. osvaldoi, L. snethlageae, and Micrablepharus atticolus.