Ichnotropis | |
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Ichnotropis capensis in Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
Genus: | Ichnotropis W. Peters, 1854 [1] |
Ichnotropis is a genus of African lizards in the family Lacertidae. Species in the genus Ichnotropis are commonly called rough-scaled lizards. [2]
The following six 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 Ichnotropis.
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