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Alopoglossus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Gymnophthalmidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Subfamily
  
Alopoglossinae

Alopoglossus is a genus of lizards endemic to tropical South America.

Species

The genus Alopoglossus contains the following seven valid species:

  • Alopoglossus angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) = synonyms: Alopoglossus andeanus Ruibal, 1952; Alopoglossus amazonius Ruthven, 1924; Alopoglossus carinicaudatus (Cope, 1876)
  • Alopoglossus atriventris Duellman, 1973
  • Alopoglossus buckleyi (O’Shaughnessy, 1881)
  • Alopoglossus copii Boulenger, 1885
  • Alopoglossus festae Peracca, 1904
  • Alopoglossus lehmanni Ayala & Harris, 1984
  • Alopoglossus viridiceps Torres-Carvajal & Lobos, 2014

    • Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Alopoglossus.

    References

    Alopoglossus Wikipedia
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