title: Kentropyx paulensis
text: # Kentropyx paulensis
  
  Kentropyx paulensis, also known commonly as Boettger's kentropyx and calango or calanguinho in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, paulensis, refers to the city of São Paulo, which is the type locality.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  K. paulensis is found in southern Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Tocantins, and in the Distrito Federal.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of K. paulensis is savanna.
  
  ## Description
  
  K. paulensis may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  K. paulensis is oviparous. Average clutch size is four eggs.
  
  