| Dicrodon guttulatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Dicrodon |
| Species: | D. guttulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicrodon guttulatum (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | |
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