Bachia peruana (Werner, 1901)

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 : 160

Bachia peruana (Werner, 1901)

Type-locality. Chanchamayo, Peru.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Werner (1901), Ruthven (1925), Thomas (1965), Peters & Donoso-Barros (1970), Dixon (1973), Ávila-Pires (1995), Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006), Galis et al. (2010), Kohlsdorf et al. (2010), Freitas (2011), Teixeira et al. (2013b), Colli et al. (2015), Goicoechea et al. (2016), Ribeiro-Júnior et al. (2016).

Distribution and habitat. Bachia peruana is endemic to southwestern Amazonia , occurring in Brazil and Peru ( Fig. 3 ). In Brazil, it is known from the states of Amazonas and Acre, restricted to the Juruá–Envira interfluvium. Bachia peruana is fossorial and diurnal (Schlüter et al. 2004), inhabits primary terra firme and flooded forests (Pantoja & Fraga 2012). Dixon (1973) reported the species “under rotting logs and in loose soil beneath decaying vegetation in coffee groves”.

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FIGURE 3. Distribution of examined material of Amapasaurus tetradactylus, B. panoplia, B. peruana, B. pyburni, B. remota, B. scolecoides, and B. trisanale. Records of Bachia didactyla and B. scaea were obtained from the literature.