Pholidobolus condor

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Pholidobolus condor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Pholidobolus
Species:
P. condor
Binomial name
Pholidobolus condor
Parra, Sales–Nunes, & Torres-Carvajal, 2020

Pholidobolus condor is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [1] It is endemic to Ecuador.

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References

  1. Pholidobolus condor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 25 August 2020.