Aurivela tergolaevigata

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Aurivela tergolaevigata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aurivela
Species:
A. tergolaevigata
Binomial name
Aurivela tergolaevigata
(Cabrera, 2004)

Aurivela tergolaevigata is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Argentina. [1]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teiidae</span> Family of lizards

Teiidae is a family of Lacertoidean lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both families comprise the Teiioidea. The Teiidae includes several parthenogenic species – a mode of clonal reproduction. Presently, the Teiidae consists of approximately 150 species in eighteen genera.

Aurivela is a genus of lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae. There are two species in the genus. Both are endemic to Argentina.

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