''Adercosaurus'' is a genus of the lizard family
Gymnophthalmidae
Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed ...
. The genus is
monotypic
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, i.e. it has only one species, ''Adercosaurus vixadnexus''. It occurs in
Venezuela
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.
Adercosaurus vixadnexus
in the Reptile Database
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References
Gymnophthalmidae
Monotypic lizard genera
Taxa named by Charles W. Myers
Taxa named by Maureen Ann Donnelly
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