Bachia trisanale explained

Bachia trisanale, also known commonly as Stacy's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America. There are three recognized subspecies.

Geographic range

B. trisanale is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. trisanale is forest.

Description

B. trisanale has very small rudimentary legs. Each front leg has three terminal tubercles instead of digits. The back legs are minute and styliform. There are three elongate parallel anal plates, to which the specific name refers. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6.5cm (02.6inches). The tail is very long, longer than SVL.[1]

Reproduction

B. trisanale is oviparous.

Subspecies

The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Nota bene

A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Bachia.

Etymology

The subspecific name, abendrothii, is in honor of German arachnologist Ernst Robert Abendroth (1810–1871).[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]
  2. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]