Bachia trisanale
Species of lizard
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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.
| Bachia trisanale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Bachia |
| Species: | B. trisanale |
| Binomial name | |
| Bachia trisanale (Cope, 1868) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Geographic range
Habitat
Description
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.[3]
Reproduction
Subspecies
The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Bachia trisanale abendrothii (W. Peters, 1871)
- Bachia trisanale trisanale (Cope, 1868)
- Bachia trisanale vermiformis (Cope, 1874)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Bachia.
Etymology
The subspecific name, abendrothii, is in honor of German arachnologist Ernst Robert Abendroth (1810–1871).[4]
