Carvalho's mabuya (Panopa carvalhoi) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to northern South America.

Panopa carvalhoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Panopa
Species:
P. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Panopa carvalhoi
Synonyms[2]
  • Mabuya carvalhoi
    Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini, 1990
  • Panopa carvalhoi
    Hedges & Conn, 2012

Etymology

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The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho.[3]

Geographic range

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P. carvalhoi is found in the Brazilian state of Roraima, and in Venezuela.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of P. carvalhoi are forest and savanna.[1]

Reproduction

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P. carvalhoi is viviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schargel, W.; Martins, M.R.C.; Rivas, G. (2019). "Panopa carvalhoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178189A67510240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178189A67510240.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Panopa carvalhoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ 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. (Mabuya carvalhoi, p. 49).

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