Alopoglossus
| Alopoglossus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Alopoglossinae[1] |
| Genus: | Alopoglossus Boulenger, 1885 |
| Species | |
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Alopoglossus is a genus of lizards endemic to tropical South America.[1]
Species
The genus Alopoglossus contains the following seven valid species:[1]
- 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[2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Alopoglossus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alopoglossus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ New Species of Shade Lizard Discovered in Ecuador at Sci-News.com.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Alopoglossus, new genus, p. 383).