Andinosaura

Genus of lizards

Andinosaura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Andinosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

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

  1. ^ "Andinosaura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Taxon identifiers
Andinosaura


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