Anadia (lizard)

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Anadia
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Anadia rhombifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamily: Cercosaurinae
Tribe: Cercosaurini
Genus: Anadia
Gray, 1845 [1]
Species

19 species (see text)

Anadia is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] The genus is endemic to southern Central America and northern South America. [2] [3]

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Species

The following species are recognized as being valid. [2]

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

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References

  1. "Anadia Gray, 1845". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Anadia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 14 August 2020.
  3. Kok, P. J. R.; Means, D. B. & Rivas, G. A. "First record of the genus Anadia (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from Guyana based on an enigmatic specimen from Mount Kopinang, Wokomung Massif" (PDF). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. 8 (1): 27–39.

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