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Alopoglossidae. The genus is distributed from

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in Central America to northern

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Species

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Alopoglossus amazonius ''Alopoglossus amazonius'', the Amazonanian teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's ...

'' – Amazonanian teiid *''

Alopoglossus andeanus ''Alopoglossus andeanus'' is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. It is endemic to Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the ...

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Alopoglossus angulatus ''Alopoglossus angulatus'', known Common name, commonly as the northern teiid, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Alopoglossidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to northern South America. Geographic range ''A. angulatus'' i ...

'' – northern teiid *''

Alopoglossus atriventris ''Alopoglossus atriventris'', known commonly as the keel-bellied shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America. Etymology The specific name, ''atriventris'', is from Lati ...

'' – keel-bellied shade lizard *''

Alopoglossus avilapiresae ''Alopoglossus avilapiresae'' is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuad ...

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Alopoglossus bicolor ''Alopoglossus bicolor'', Werner's largescale lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insu ...

'' – Werner's largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus bilineatus'' *'' Alopoglossus brevifrontalis'' – Boulenger's largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus buckleyi'' – Buckley's teiid *'' Alopoglossus carinicaudatus'' – northern teiid *'' Alopoglossus collii'' *'' Alopoglossus copii'' – drab shade lizard *'' Alopoglossus danieli'' – Daniel's largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus embera'' *'' Alopoglossus eurylepis'' – largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus festae'' *'' Alopoglossus gansorum'' *''

Alopoglossus gorgonae ''Alopoglossus gorgonae'' is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''gorgonae'', refers to the Type locality ...

'' *'' Alopoglossus grandisquamatus'' – common largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus harrisi'' *'' Alopoglossus indigenorum'' *'' Alopoglossus kugleri'' – Kugler's largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus lehmanni'' *'' Alopoglossus meloi'' *'' Alopoglossus myersi'' *'' Alopoglossus plicatus'' – Taylor's largescale lizard *'' Alopoglossus romaleos'' *'' Alopoglossus stenolepis'' *'' Alopoglossus tapajosensis'' *'' Alopoglossus theodorusi'' *''

Alopoglossus vallensis ''Alopoglossus vallensis'' is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, i ...

'' *'' Alopoglossus viridiceps'' News Staff / Source (2014). "New Species of Shade Lizard Discovered in Ecuador"
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Alopoglossus''.

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