Loxopholis hexalepis

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Loxopholis hexalepis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertoidea
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Loxopholis
Species:
L. hexalepis
Binomial name
Loxopholis hexalepis
(Ayala & Harris, 1982)

Loxopholis hexalepis, the six-scaled tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] It is found in Venezuela and Colombia.

References

  1. Calderón, M.; Rivas, G. (2016). "Loxopholis hexalepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T44578613A44578618. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T44578613A44578618.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Loxopholis hexalepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 July 2019.