Biology:Andinosaura

Short description: Genus of lizards

Andinosaura
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Genus:	Andinosaura Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant, & Murphy, 2018

Andinosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

The genus Andinosaura contains 11 species which are recognized as being valid.

• Andinosaura afrania (Arredondo & Sánchez-Pacheco, 2010)
• Andinosaura aurea (Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Penafiel, & Torres-Carvajal, 2012)
• Andinosaura crypta (Sánchez-Pacheco, Kirizian & Sales Nunes, 2011)
• Andinosaura hyposticta (Boulenger, 1902) - Boulenger's lightbulb lizard
• Andinosaura kiziriani (Sánchez-Pacheco, Aguirre-Penafiel, & Torres-Carvajal, 2012)
• Andinosaura laevis (Boulenger, 1908) - shiny lightbulb lizard
• Andinosaura oculata (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) - tropical lightbulb lizard
• Andinosaura petrorum (Kizirian, 1996)
• Andinosaura stellae (Sánchez-Pacheco, 2010)
• Andinosaura vespertina (Kizirian, 1996)
• Andinosaura vieta (Kizirian, 1996)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Andinosaura.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q44585770 entry