Proctoporus spinalis

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Proctoporus spinalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Proctoporus
Species:
P. spinalis
Binomial name
Proctoporus spinalis
(Boulenger, 1911)
Synonyms

Euspondylus spinalis

Proctoporus spinalis, Boulenger's sun tegus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. [2] It is endemic to Peru.

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References

  1. Perez, J. & Lehr, E. 2017. Euspondylus spinalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48280449A48280453. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280449A48280453.en. Downloaded on 04 August 2019.
  2. Proctoporus spinalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 August 2019.