Micrablepharus maximiliani is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, maximiliani, is in honor of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.

Description

Dorsally, Micrablepharus maximiliani has a brass-colored head and body, and a bright blue tail. Each front foot has only four digits, lacking a "thumb".

Geographic distribution

Micrablepharus maximiliani is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Micrablepharus maximiliani are forest and savanna.

Further reading

  • Boettger, O. (1885). "Liste von Reptilien und Batrachiern aus Paraguay". Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften (Halle). 58: 213–248. (Micrablepharus, new genus, p. 217; M. glaucurus, new species, p. 218). (in German and Latin).
  • Boulenger, G.A. (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum. Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ, Xenosauridæ, Zonuridæ, Anguidæ, Annielidæ, Helodermatidæ, Varanidæ, Xantusiidæ, Teiidæ, Amphisbænidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Micrablepharus maximiliani, pp. 426–427).
  • Quirino, Tatiana F.; Batista-Oliveira, Dalilange (2020). "Micrablepharus maximiliani Reinhardt and Lütken, 1861 (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae): new record of the Caatinga region in Brazil". Cuadernos de Herpetología. 34 (2): 321–323.
  • Reinhardt, J.; Lütken, Ch. (1862). "Bidrag til Kundskab om Brasiliens Padder og Krybdyr. Förste Afdeling: Padderne og Öglerne". Vindenskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn. 1861 (10–15): 143–242. (Gymnophthalmus maximiliani, new species, pp. 211–214 + Plate V, figures 6a–6g). (in Danish).