Caparaonia
Appearance
Caparaonia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Caparaonia Rodrigues, Cassimiro, Pavan, Curcio, Verdade, & Machado Pellegrino, 2009 |
Species: | Caparaonia
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Binomial name | |
Caparaonia Rodrigues, Cassimiro, Pavan, Curcio, Kruth Verdade, & Machado Pellegrino, 2009
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Caparaonia is a genus of the lizard in family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e. it has only one species, Caparaonia itaiquara.[1] It is endemic to Brazil and is known from the Caparaó National Park on the border between Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states.[2]
References
- ^ Caparaonia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2018.
- ^ Caparaonia itaiquara at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2018.