Pristidactylus
Appearance
Pristidactylus | |
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Pristidactylus achalensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Leiosauridae |
Genus: | Pristidactylus Fitzinger, 1843 |
Type species | |
Leiosaurus fasciatus | |
Synonyms | |
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Pristidactylus is a genus of lizards from Chile and Argentina.[1][2]
Species
[edit]Pristidactylus contains ten recognized species:[1]
- Pristidactylus achalensis (Gallardo, 1964) - Argentine anole
- Pristidactylus alvaroi (Donoso-Barros, 1975)
- Pristidactylus araucanus (Gallardo, 1964)
- Pristidactylus casuhatiensis (Gallardo, 1968) - Casuhatien anole
- Pristidactylus fasciatus (d'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837) - D'Orbigny's banded anole
- Pristidactylus nigroiugulus Cei, Scolaro & Videla, 2001
- Pristidactylus scapulatus (Burmeister, 1861) - Burmeister's anole
- Pristidactylus torquatus (Philippi, 1861)
- Pristidactylus valeriae (Donoso-Barros, 1966)
- Pristidactylus volcanensis Lamborot & Díaz, 1987
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pristidactylus.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pristidactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 June 2020.
- ^ Cei, José Miguel; Scolaro, José Alejandro & Videla, Fernando (2001). "The present status of Argentinean polychrotid species of the genus Pristidactylus and description of its southernmost taxon as a new species". Journal of Herpetology. 35 (4): 597–605. doi:10.2307/1565897. hdl:11336/100681. JSTOR 1565897.