Vanzosaura
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Vanzosaura Rodrigues, 1991 |
Vanzosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species
The genus Vanzosaura contains three accepted species.[1]
- Vanzosaura multiscutata (Amaral, 1933)
- Vanzosaura rubricauda (Boulenger, 1902) - red-tailed vanzosaur, redtail tegu
- Vanzosaura savanicola Recoder, Werneck, Texeira Jr, Colli, Sites, & Rodrigues, 2014
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Vanzosaura.
References
- ^ "Vanzosaura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.