Stenocercus dumerilii

Stenocercus dumerilii is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.^[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Stenocercus dumerilii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Tropiduridae
Genus:	Stenocercus
Species:	S. dumerilii
Binomial name
Stenocercus dumerilii (Steindachner, 1867)
Synonyms[2]
Ophryoessoides dumerilii Steindachner, 1867 Liocephalus dumerilii — Boulenger, 1885 Leiocephalus dumerilii — C. Burt & M. Burt, 1933 Stenocercus dumerilii — Ávila-Pires, 1995

Etymology

The specific name, dumerilii, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.^[3]

Geographic range

S. dumerilii is found in northeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Maranhão, northeastern Pará, and Tocantins.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dumerilii is forest.^[1]

Diet

S. dumerilii preys upon a wide variety of arthropods.^[1]

Reproduction

S. dumerilii is oviparous.^[2] Clutch size is 2–6 eggs.^[1]