Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Scincomorpha Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Gymnophthalmidae Rank Genus | |
Similar Colobodactylus, Scaled reptiles, Colobosaura, Bachia, Alopoglossus | ||
Heterodactylus is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to Brazil.
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Species
The genus Heterodactylus contains the following three species.
Etymology
The specific name, lundii, is in honor of Danish paleontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund.
References
Heterodactylus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA