Euspondylus maculatus

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Euspondylus maculatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Euspondylus
Species:
E. maculatus
Binomial name
Euspondylus maculatus
Tschudi, 1845

Euspondylus maculatus, the spotted sun tegus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [1] It is found in Peru and Ecuador.

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