Dicrodon
Dicrodon | |
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Dicrodon guttulatum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Subfamily: | Teiinae |
Genus: | Dicrodon A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 |
Species | |
3 species, see text |
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Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species.
Geographic range
[edit]Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador.
Description
[edit]Desert tegus are the smallest species of tegu.[1]
Species
[edit]The following species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid.[2][3]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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![]() | Dicrodon guttulatum A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | Peru desert tegu | Ecuador and Peru. |
Dicrodon heterolepis (Tschudi, 1845) | Ecuador desert tegu | Peru | |
Dicrodon holmbergi K.P. Schmidt, 1957 | Holmberg's desert tegu | Peru. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dicrodon.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Dicrodon, new genus, pp. 137–138; D. guttulatum, new species, pp. 138–140). (in French).