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Ptychoglossus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Infraorder
  
Scincomorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Lacertilia/Sauria

Family
  
Gymnophthalmidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Alopoglossus, Scaled reptiles, Anadia, Leposoma, Gymnophthalmidae

Ptychoglossus is a genus of New World lizards. Species in the genus Ptychoglossus range from Costa Rica through Peru and Brazil, being usually restricted to forested habitats.

Species

The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.

  • Ptychoglossus bicolor (F. Werner, 1916)
  • Ptychoglossus bilineatus Boulenger, 1890
  • Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912
  • Ptychoglossus danieli Harris, 1994
  • Ptychoglossus eurylepis Harris & Rueda, 1985
  • Ptychoglossus festae (Peracca, 1896)
  • Ptychoglossus gorgonae Harris, 1994
  • Ptychoglossus grandisquamatus Rueda, 1985
  • Ptychoglossus kugleri Roux, 1927
  • Ptychoglossus myersi Harris, 1994
  • Ptychoglossus nicefori (Loveridge, 1929)
  • Ptychoglossus plicatus (Taylor, 1949)
  • Ptychoglossus romaleos Harris, 1994
  • Ptychoglossus stenolepis (Boulenger, 1908)
  • Ptychoglossus vallensis Harris, 1994

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

    References

    Ptychoglossus Wikipedia
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