Echinosaura
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Echinosaura is a genus of lizards called the spined tegus. They occur in a small area of the tropical rainforests of South America. The lizards are normally brown in color and have spines on the head, torso, and tail.
Four species are recognised:[1]
- Echinosaura brachycephala KÖHLER, BÖHME & SCHMITZ, 2004
- Echinosaura horrida BOULENGER, 1890
- Echinosaura orcesi FRITTS, ALMENDÁRIZ & SAMEC, 2002
- Echinosaura sulcarostrum DONNELLY, MACCULLOCH, UGARTE & KIZIRIAN, 2006
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