Biology:Ptychoglossus
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| Ptychoglossus | |
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| Ptychoglossus vallensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Alopoglossidae |
| Genus: | Ptychoglossus Boulenger, 1890[1] |
Ptychoglossus is a genus of New World lizards in the family Alopoglossidae.
Geographic range and habitat
Species in the genus Ptychoglossus range from Costa Rica through Peru and Brazil ,[2] being usually restricted to forested habitats.[citation needed]
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Ptychoglossus bicolor (F. Werner, 1916)
- Ptychoglossus bilineatus Boulenger, 1890
- Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis Boulenger, 1912
- Ptychoglossus danieli Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus eurylepis Harris & Rueda, 1985
- Ptychoglossus festae (Peracca, 1896)
- Ptychoglossus gorgonae Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus grandisquamatus Rueda, 1985
- Ptychoglossus kugleri Roux, 1927
- Ptychoglossus myersi Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus plicatus (Taylor, 1949)
- Ptychoglossus romaleos Harris, 1994
- Ptychoglossus stenolepis (Boulenger, 1908)
- Ptychoglossus vallensis Harris, 1994
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ptychoglossus.
References
- ↑ Boulenger GA (1890). "First Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the British Museum (Natural History)". Proc. Zool. Soc. London. 1890: 77-86 + Plates VIII-XI. (Ptychoglossus, new genus, p. 83).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Genus Ptychoglossus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Harris DM (1994). "Review of the Teiid Lizard Genus Ptychoglossus ". Herpetological Monographs 8: 226-275.
Wikidata ☰ Q641483 entry
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