Bachia trisanale
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Bachia trisanale

Bachia trisanale, also known commonly as Stacy's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America. There are three recognized subspecies.

Animal name origin

The subspecific name, abendrothii, is in honor of German arachnologist Ernst Robert Abendroth (1810–1871).

Appearance

B. trisanale has very small rudimentary legs. Each front leg has three terminal tubercles instead of digits. The back legs are minute and styliform. There are three elongate parallel anal plates, to which the specific name refers. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6.5 cm (2.6 in). The tail is very long, longer than SVL.

Distribution

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B. trisanale is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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The preferred natural habitat of B. trisanale is forest.

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B. trisanale is oviparous.

References

1. Bachia trisanale Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachia_trisanale
2. Bachia trisanale on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178683/44956726

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