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]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ptychoglossus.

References

  1. 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).
  2. "Ptychoglossus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading


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