Echinosaura
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Echinosaura is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is native to Central America and South America.
Geographic range and habitat
Species of Echinosaura occur in tropical rainforests of Panama and South America.
Description
Spined tegu lizards are normally brown in color and have spines on the head, torso, and tail.
Species
Eight species are recognised as being valid.[1]
- Echinosaura brachycephala G. Köhler, Böhme & Schmitz, 2004Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Echinosaura centralis Dunn, 1944Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Echinosaura fischerorum Yánez-Muñoz, Torres-Carvajal, Reyes-Puig, Urgilés-Merchán & Koch, 2021Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Echinosaura horrida Boulenger, 1890Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – rough teiid
- Echinosaura keyi Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Key tegu
- Echinosaura orcesi Fritts, Almendáriz & Samec, 2002Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Echinosaura palmeri Boulenger, 1911Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Palmer's teiid
- Echinosaura panamensis Barbour, 1924Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Panama teiid
Notes
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- ↑ "Echinosaura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1890). "First Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the British Museum (Natural History)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 77–86 + Plates VIII–XI. (Echinosaura, new genus, pp. 82–83; E. horrida, new species, p. 83 + Plate X, figures 1, 1a, 1b).