Bachia scolecoides Vanzolini, 1961

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 : 161

Bachia scolecoides Vanzolini, 1961

Type-locality. Mato Grosso, Brasil.

Pertinent taxonomic references. Vanzolini (1961a), Thomas (1965), Dixon (1973), Castrillon & Strussmann (1998), Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006), Rodrigues et al. (2007a, 2008), Galis et al. (2010), Freitas (2011), Freitas et al. (2011), Teixeira et al. (2013a, b), Colli et al. (2015), Goicoechea et al. (2016), Ribeiro-Júnior et al. (2016).

Distribution and habitat. Bachia scolecoides is endemic to southern Brazilian Amazonia , restricted to the area between the Juruena and Xingu rivers ( Fig. 3 ). It is known from the states of Pará and Mato Grosso. Bachia scolecoides is fossorial, and according to museum records it inhabits open vegetation enclaves. Despite its description more than 50 years ago, natural history information about B. scolecoides is still lacking.

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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.