Andinosaura
Andinosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
| Andinosaura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Andinosaura Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant, & Murphy, 2018 |
Species
The genus Andinosaura contains 11 species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Andinosaura afrania (Arredondo & Sánchez-Pacheco, 2010)
- Andinosaura aurea (Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Penafiel, & Torres-Carvajal, 2012)
- Andinosaura crypta (Sánchez-Pacheco, Kirizian & Sales Nunes, 2011)
- Andinosaura hyposticta (Boulenger, 1902) - Boulenger's lightbulb lizard
- Andinosaura kiziriani (Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Penafiel, & Torres-Carvajal, 2012)
- Andinosaura laevis (Boulenger, 1908) - shiny lightbulb lizard
- Andinosaura oculata (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) - tropical lightbulb lizard
- Andinosaura petrorum (Kizirian, 1996)
- Andinosaura stellae (Sánchez-Pacheco, 2010)
- Andinosaura vespertina (Kizirian, 1996)
- Andinosaura vieta (Kizirian, 1996)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Andinosaura.
References
- "Andinosaura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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