Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Iguania Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Lacertilia Family Tropiduridae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Plica plica, Uracentron, Scaled reptiles, Tropiduridae, Tropidurus | ||
Plica is a genus of tropidurid lizards endemic to South America and the Caribbean. Species in the genus Plica are arboreal, medium-sized lizards.
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Taxonomy
For a long time, the genus Plica was considered to include four species: two relatively widespread ones (Plica plica and Plica umbra) and two tepuis-associated species with narrow distributions (Plica lumaria and Plica pansticta). However, recent research has shown that Plica plica is a cryptic species complex, and four new species were described in 2013. The species count will likely increase as there are still several undescribed species.
Species
The currently recognized species are the following:
Formerly included in Plica plica:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Plica.