Stenocercus dumerilii explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, dumerilii, is in honor of French herpetologist André Marie Constant Duméril.^[1]

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

The preferred natural habitat of S. dumerilii is forest.

S. dumerilii preys upon a wide variety of arthropods.

S. dumerilii is oviparous. Clutch size is 2–6 eggs.

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