Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Gymnophthalmidae Central America South America Taxonomy of the genus Loxopholis Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae Bibliography of the genus Loxopholis (Western Root Lizards) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gymnophthalmidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Loxopholis in general Goicoechea, N.; Frost, D.R.; Riva, I. de la; Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Sites, J.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Padial, J.M. 2016. Molecular systematics of teioid lizards (Teioidea/Gymnophthalmoidea: Squamata) based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree-alignment and similarity-alignment. Cladistics 32(6): 624-671. Marques Souza, S.; Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Sales Nunes, P.M.; Teixeira Junior, M.; Gordo, M.; Carvalho, V.T. de; Almeida, A.; Oliveira, D.P. de; Frazão, L.; Hrbek, T.; Pires Farias, I.; Rodrigues, M.T. 2015. On the discovery of bisexual populations of the parthenogenetic lizard Leposoma percarinatum (Gymnophthalmidae), with insights into the origin of parthenogenesis in Leposoma. South American Journal of Herpetology 10(2): 121-131. Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Brunes, T.O.; Souza, S.M.; Laguna, M.M.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Rodrigues, M.T. 2018. On the distinctiveness of Amapasaurus, its relationship with Loxopholis Cope 1869, and description of a new genus for L. guianensis and L. hoogmoedi (Gymnophthalmoidea/Ecpleopodini: Squamata). Zootaxa 4441(2): 332–346. Loxopholis caparensis Esqueda, L.F. 2005. Un nuevo Leposoma (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) de la Reserva Forestal de Caparo, Estado Barinas, Venezuela. Herpetotropicos 2(1): 33-42. Sanchez-Pacheco, S.J.; Rueda-Almonacid, J.V.; Caicedo-Portilla, J.R.; Marques Souza, S. 2016. First record of Leposoma caparensis from Colombia, with confirmation for the presence of Ptychoglossus myersi and P. plicatus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). Salamandra 52(1): 53-57. Loxopholis ferreirai Laguna, M.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Santos, R.M.L. dos; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y.; Ávila-Pires, T.C.S.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Pellegrino, K.C.M. 2010. Karyotypes of a cryptic diploid form of the unisexual Leposoma percarinatum (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) and the bisexual Leposoma ferreirai from the lower Rio Negro, Amazonian Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 44(1): 153-157. Rodrigues, M.T.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. 2005. New lizard of the genus Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the lower Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 39(4): 541-546. Loxopholis guianensis Castanet, J.; Gasc, J.P. 1986. Age individuel, longevite et cycle d'activite chez Leposoma guianense, microteiide de litiere de l'ecosysteme forestier guyanais. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle A (Zoologie) 132: 281-288. Figueiredo, V.A.M.B.; Reis, T.S.; Santana, M.M.S.; Lima, P.H.G.; Costa-Campos, C.E. 2018. Natural history notes: Leptodactylus mystaceus (Amazonian White-lipped Frog). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(2): 304-305. Gasc, J.P.; Betsch, J.M.; Massoud, Z. 1983. Predation selective des collemboles par les sauriens dans la litiere de la foret dense humide Guyanaise. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 108(3): 467-476. Massary, J.C. de 1999. Natural history notes: Leposoma guianense (NCN). Predation. Herpetological Review 30(3): 167. Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1999. Chromosomal evolution in the Brazilian lizards of genus Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from Amazon and Atlantic rain forests: banding patterns and FISH of telomeric sequences. Hereditas (Lund) 131(1): 15-21. Santos, F.P.; Santos, E.M.; Martins, T.P.; Sanches, P.R.; Costa-Campos, C.E. 2018. Natural history notes: Pristimantis chiastonotus (Brownberg Robber Frog). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(1): 99. Uzzell, T.M.; Barry, J.C. 1971. Leposoma percarinatum, a unisexual species related to L. guianense; and Leposoma ioanna, a new species from Pacific coastal Colombia (Sauria, Teiidae). Postilla 154: 1-39. Loxopholis hexalepis Ayala, S.C.; Harris, D.M. 1982. Una nueva especie de microteido (Sauria: Teiidae) del oriente de Colombia. Caldasia 13(63): 467-472. Molina, C.; Señaris, J.C.; Ayarzaguena, J. 2002. Contribution to the knowledge of the taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of Leposoma hexalepis (Reptilia: Gymnophthalmidae) in Venezuela. Herpetologica 58(4): 485-491. Natera-Mumaw, M.; Rojas-Runjaic, F.J.M.; Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A. 2009. Natural history notes: Kentropyx striata (NCN) and Lesposoma [Leposoma] hexalepis. (Six-scaled Tegu). Interspecific interaction. Herpetological Review 40(4): 438-439. Loxopholis ioanna Uzzell, T.M.; Barry, J.C. 1971. Leposoma percarinatum, a unisexual species related to L. guianense; and Leposoma ioanna, a new species from Pacific coastal Colombia (Sauria, Teiidae). Postilla 154: 1-39. Loxopholis osvaldoi Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A.; Arruda Luana, A.G.; Carvalho, M.A.; Silva, A.F.; Silva, J.P.; Ávila, R.W.; Morais, D.H.; Mott, T. 2011. Leposoma osvaldoi Avila-Pires, 1995 (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae): new records and distribution map in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Check List 7(6): 852-853. Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 1999. Chromosomal evolution in the Brazilian lizards of genus Leposoma (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from Amazon and Atlantic rain forests: banding patterns and FISH of telomeric sequences. Hereditas (Lund) 131(1): 15-21. Silva Pinto, G. 1999. Geographic distribution: Leposoma osvaldoi. Herpetological Review 30(1): 52. Souza, S.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Cohn-Haft, M. 2013. Are Amazonia rivers biogeographic barriers for lizards? A study on the geographic variation of the spectacled lizard Leposoma osvaldoi Avila-Pires (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Journal of Herpetology 47(3): 511-519. Loxopholis parietalis Cope, E.D. 1886. Catalogue of the species of batrachians and reptiles contained in a collection made at Pebas, Upper Amazon, by John Hauxwell. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 23: 94-103. Esqueda, L.F.; Marca, E. la; Natera, M.; Battiston, P. 2001. Noteworthy reptilian state records and a lizard species new to the herpetofauna of Venezuela. Herpetological Review 32(3): 198-200. Narváez, A.; Sanmartín-Villar, I. 2016. Natural history notes: Leposoma parietale (Common Root Lizard). Mating. Herpetological Review 47(4): 671. Loxopholis percarinata Aguayo, R.; Quinteros-Munoz, O. 2008. Leposoma percarinatum (Mueller, 1923) (Sauria: Gymnophthalmidae). Cuadernos de Herpetologia 22(1): 53. Caldwell, J.P.; Vitt, L.J. 1999. Dietary asymmetry in leaf litter frogs and lizards in a transitional northern Amazonian rain forest. Oikos 84(3): 383-397. Freitas, M.A. de; Saldanha Vieira, R.; Entiauspe-Neto, O.M.; Oliveira e Sousa, S.; Farias, T.; Sousa, A.G.; Barbosa de Moura, G.J. 2017. Herpetofauna of the Northwest Amazon forest in the state of Maranhao, Brazil, with remarks on the Gurupi Biological Reserve. ZooKeys 643: 141-155. Laguna, M.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Santos, R.M.L. dos; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y.; Ávila-Pires, T.C.S.; Hoogmoed, M.S.; Pellegrino, K.C.M. 2010. Karyotypes of a cryptic diploid form of the unisexual Leposoma percarinatum (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) and the bisexual Leposoma ferreirai from the lower Rio Negro, Amazonian Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 44(1): 153-157. Marques Souza, S.; Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Sales Nunes, P.M.; Teixeira Junior, M.; Gordo, M.; Carvalho, V.T. de; Almeida, A.; Oliveira, D.P. de; Frazão, L.; Hrbek, T.; Pires Farias, I.; Rodrigues, M.T. 2015. On the discovery of bisexual populations of the parthenogenetic lizard Leposoma percarinatum (Gymnophthalmidae), with insights into the origin of parthenogenesis in Leposoma. South American Journal of Herpetology 10(2): 121-131. Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y. 2003. Triploid karyotype of Leposoma percarinatum (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Journal of Herpetology 37(1): 197-199. Souza, S.M. de; Rodrigues, M.T. 2009. Natural history notes: Leposoma percarinatum (NCN). Aquatic habitat use. Herpetological Review 40(2): 222. Uzzell, T.M.; Barry, J.C. 1971. Leposoma percarinatum, a unisexual species related to L. guianense; and Leposoma ioanna, a new species from Pacific coastal Colombia (Sauria, Teiidae). Postilla 154: 1-39. Loxopholis rugiceps Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A.; Leon, R. de; Köhler, G. 2012. Distribution extension for Leposoma rugiceps (Cope, 1869) (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in Panama, with first record from Bocas del Toro Province. Check List 8(3): 520-524. Meza-Joya, F.L.; Ramos-Pallares, E. 2015. New records, range extensions and updated distribution of two gymnophthalmid lizards from the Caribbean region, Colombia. Check List 11(5)(Article 1735): 1-7. Peters, W.C.H. 1880. Über neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien des Berliner Zoologischen Museums (Leposoma dispar, Monopeltis (Phractogonus) jugularis, Typhlops depressus, Leptocalamus trilineatus, Xenodon punctatus, Elapomorphus erythronotus, Hylomantis fallax). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880(February): 217-224. Telford, S.R. 1971. Reproductive patterns and relative abundance of two microteiid lizard species in Panama. Copeia 1971: 670-675. Loxopholis southi Goldberg, S.R. 2008. Note on reproduction of two species of microteiid lizards, Leposoma southi and Ptychoglossus plicatus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 44(2): 42-45. Gutierrez-Cardenas, P.D.; Arredondo-S., J.C. 2007. Leposoma southi Ruthven & Gaige, 1924, a new record to the fauna of Antioquia (Colombia). Herpetozoa 20(1-2): 77-79. Ruthven, A.G.; Gaige, H.T. 1924. A new Leposoma from Panama. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 147: 1-3.