Calyptommatus
| Calyptommatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Calyptommatus Rodrigues, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus Rodrigues, 1991 | |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species (see text) | |
Calyptommatus is a genus of Brazilian lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1]
The genus shows extreme reduction of hind limbs and absence of fore limbs. Also prefrontals, frontals, supraoculars, and frontoparietals are absent.[1]
Species
There are four species:[1]
- Calyptommatus confusionibus Rodrigues, Zaher, and Curcio, 1991
- Calyptommatus leiolepis Rodrigues, 1991
- Calyptommatus nicterus Rodrigues, 1991
- Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus Rodrigues, 1991
References
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