Bocourt's ameiva

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Bocourt's ameiva
Medopheos edracanthus.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Medopheos
Harvey, Ugueto, & Gutberlet, 2012
Species:
M. edracanthus
Binomial name
Medopheos edracanthus
(Bocourt, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Ameiva edracantha
  • Cnemidophorus armatulus
  • Verticaria hedracantha

Bocourt's ameiva (Medopheos edracanthus) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae . [1] It is found in Ecuador and Peru. [2]

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References

  1. Medopheos at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  2. Medopheos edracanthus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.