Cnemidophorus flavissimus

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Cnemidophorus flavissimus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species:
C. flavissimus
Binomial name
Cnemidophorus flavissimus

Cnemidophorus flavissimus is a species of teiid lizard found on Islas Los Frailes in Venezuela. [2]

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References

  1. Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Cnemidophorus flavissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T50011766A50011770. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T50011766A50011770.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Cnemidophorus flavissimus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 19 June 2019.