Dicrodon
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| Dicrodon | |
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| Dicrodon guttulatum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Dicrodon |
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3 species, see text |
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Dicrodon is a lizard genus in the family Teiidae. Known as desert tegus, there are three described species. Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador.[1]
[edit] Classification
- Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Peru Desert Tegu
- Dicrodon heterolepis (Tschudi, 1845) – Ecuador Desert Tegu
- Dicrodon holmbergi Schmidt, 1957 – Holmberg's Desert Tegu
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