Suborder Sauria/Lacertilia Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Infraorder Scincomorpha Scientific name Cercosaura Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaura ocellata, Reptile, Scaled reptiles, Prionodactylus |
Cercosaura is a genus of primarily South American lizards. The genus includes 13 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus to this genus.

Species
The genus Cercosaura contains the following recognized species:


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



References
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