| Euspondylus | |
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| Female euspondylus oreades | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Cercosaurini |
| Genus: | Euspondylus Tschudi, 1845 [1] |
Euspondylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
The genus Euspondylus is endemic to northern South America. [2]
The following 10 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 Euspondylus.
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Cercosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
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Micrablepharus is a small genus of lizards endemic to South America.
Neusticurus is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to northern South America. They are often found near streams and are semi-aquatic. Some species formerly included in this genus are now placed in Potamites, which also are semi-aquatic inhabitants of South America.
Proctoporus is a genus of medium-sized lizards assigned to the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species in the genus Proctoporus occur in Yungas forests and wet montane grasslands on the upper edge of the Amazonian forest, between 1,000 and 4,000 metres elevation, from Central Peru in the north to Central Bolivia in the south.
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