Macropholidus

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Macropholidus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Tribe: Cercosaurini
Genus: Macropholidus
Noble, 1921

Macropholidus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Ecuador and Peru.

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Species

The genus Macropholidus contains four species which are recognized as being valid. [1] [2] [3]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Macropholidus.

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References

  1. "Macropholidus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. "Macropholidus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Gymnophthalmidae.
  3. Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Venegas, Pablo J.; Sales Nunes, Pedro M. (2020-09-15). "Description and Phylogeny of a New Species of Andean Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Huancabamba Depression". South American Journal of Herpetology. 18 (1): 13. doi: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00069.1 . ISSN   1808-9798.

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