Bachia dorbignyi, also known commonly as Dorbigny's bachia and lagarto-sem-pata in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is native to central South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Bachia |
| Species: | B. dorbignyi
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| Bachia dorbignyi (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, dorbignyi, is in honor of French Naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny.[3]
Geographic range
editB. dorbignyi is found in eastern Bolivia, western Brazil, and southeastern Peru.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of B. dorbignyi are forest and savanna.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Aparicio J, Avila-Pires TCS, Moravec J, Nogueira C, Perez P (2019). "Bachia dorbignyi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T48279951A63715666.en. Accessed on 07 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bachia dorbignyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 July 2019.
- ^ 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. (Bachia dorbignyi, p. 74).
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii 497 pp. Plates I–XXIV. (Cophias dorbignyi, new combination, p. 419).
- Castrillon ME, Strussmann C (1998). "Nova espécie de Bachia e a presença de B. Dorbignyi (Duméril & Bibron) no sudoeste de Mato Grosso, Brasil (Sauria, Gymnopthalmidae)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 15 (3): 567–581. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii 854 pp. ("Chalcides Dorbignyi ", new species, pp. 462–463. (in French).
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii 289 pp. ("Bachia D'Orbignii ", new combination, p. 58).
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