Ptychoglossus
| Ptychoglossus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia/Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Alopoglossinae |
| Genus: | Ptychoglossus Boulenger, 1890[1] |
Ptychoglossus is a genus of New World lizards. Species in the genus Ptychoglossus range from Costa Rica through Peru and Brazil, being usually restricted to forested habitats.
Species
The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Ptychoglossus bicolor (F. Werner, 1916)
- Ptychoglossus bilineatus Boulenger, 1890
- Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912
- Ptychoglossus danieli Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus eurylepis Harris & Rueda, 1985
- Ptychoglossus festae (Peracca, 1896)
- Ptychoglossus gorgonae Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus grandisquamatus Rueda, 1985
- Ptychoglossus kugleri Roux, 1927
- Ptychoglossus myersi Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus nicefori (Loveridge, 1929)
- Ptychoglossus plicatus (Taylor, 1949)
- Ptychoglossus romaleos Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus stenolepis (Boulenger, 1908)
- Ptychoglossus vallensis Harris, 1994
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ptychoglossus.
References
- ↑ Boulenger GA. 1890. "First Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the British Museum (Natural History)". Proc. Zool. Soc. London. 1890: 77-86 + Plates VIII-XI. (Ptychoglossus, new genus, p. 83).
- ↑ "Ptychoglossus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Harris DM. 1994. "Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs 8: 226-275.
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