Petracola ventrimaculatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Petracola |
Species: | P. ventrimaculatus |
Binomial name | |
Petracola ventrimaculatus (Boulenger, 1900) | |
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Lightbulb lizards are found in the following genera:
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