Alexandresaurus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Iphisini
Genus: Alexandresaurus
Species (1): A. camacan
Name

Alexandresaurus Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo & Sites Jr., 2007: 5

Type species: Alexandresaurus camacan, Rodrigues et al., 2007, by monotypy.
References
Primary references

Rodrigues, M.T., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Dixo, M., Verdade, V.K., Pavan, D., Argôlo, A.J.S. & Sites Jr., J.W. 2007. A new genus of microteiid lizard from the Atlantic Forests of state of Bahia, Brazil, with a new generic name for Colobosaura mentalis, and a discussion of relationships among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates 3565: 1–27. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)496[1:ANGOML]2.0.CO;2 handle. Reference page.

Alexandresaurus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e., it contains only one species, Alexandresaurus camacan. The species is endemic to Brazil.[1]

Etymology

The generic name, Alexandresaurus, is in honor of Brazilian naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira.[2]

The specific name, camacan, is in honor of the Camacan, an extinct indigenous people of Brazil.[1]
Geographic range

A. camacan is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.[1]
Description

A. camacan is large for its family. Maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 7 cm (2.8 in). The tail is long, averaging about twice SVL.[1]
Reproduction

A. camacan is oviparous.[1]
References

Species Alexandresaurus camacan at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Alexandresaurus, p. 4).

Further reading

Freire EMX, Jorge JS, Sales RFD, Ribeiro MM, Andrade MJM, Sousa PAG (2013). "New record and geographic distribution map of Alexandresaurus camacan Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argôlo and Sites Jr., 2007 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in northeastern Brazil". Check List 9 (4): 783–784.
Matos MA, Camardelli M, Marciano E Jr (2013). "Geographic Distribution: Alexandresaurus camacan (Alexandre's Lizard, Calanguinho do Alexandre)". Herpetological Review 44 (2): 273.
Rodrigues MT, Pellegrino KCM, Dixo M, Verdade VK, Pavan D, Argôlo AJS, Sites JW Jr (2007). "A New Genus of Microteiid Lizard from the Atlantic Forests of State of Bahia, Brazil, with a New Generic Name for Colobosaura mentalis, and a Discussion of Relationships Among the Heterodactylini (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae)". American Museum Novitates (3565): 1–27. (Alexandresaurus, new genus, pp. 5–7; A. camacan, new species, pp. 7–15, Figures 1–4).