Tracheloptychus

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Tracheloptychus
Tracheloptychus madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Tracheloptychus
Peters, 1854

Tracheloptychus is a small genus of plated lizards endemic to Madagascar.[1][2]

There are two species:[3]

References

  1. Raselimanana, A. & M. Vences. 2011. Tracheloptychus madagascariensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
  2. Rakotondravony, H., et al. 2011. Tracheloptychus petersi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
  3. Systematics and the Origin of Species: On Ernst Mayr's 100th Anniversary. National Academy of Sciences. National Academies Press. 2005. pg. 209.
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