Calyptommatus
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| Genus: | Calyptommatus Rodrigues, 1991
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| Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus Rodrigues, 1991
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| 4 species (see text) | |
Calyptommatus is a genus of Brazilian lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1]
The genus shows extreme reduction of hind limbs and absence of fore limbs. Also prefrontals, frontals, supraoculars, and frontoparietals are absent.[1]
Species
There are four species:[1]
- Calyptommatus confusionibus Rodrigues, Zaher, and Curcio, 1991
- Calyptommatus leiolepis Rodrigues, 1991
- Calyptommatus nicterus Rodrigues, 1991
- Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus Rodrigues, 1991
References
- ^ a b c Calyptommatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2015.
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