''Heterodactylus'' is a
genus
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of
lizard
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s in the
family
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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
endemic
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to
Brazil
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.
Species
The genus ''Heterodactylus'' contains the following three species which are recognized as being valid.
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*'' Heterodactylus imbricatus'' - Rio de Janeiro teiid
*'']Heterodactylus lundii
''Heterodactylus lundii'', also known Common name, commonly as Lund's teiid, is an Endangered species, endangered species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The Speci ...
'' - Lund's teiid
*'' Heterodactylus septentrionalis''
References
Further reading
* Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus ''Heterodactylus'', p. 422).
* Spix JB (1825). ''Animalia nova sive species novae lacertarum, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII - MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae Regis suscepto collegit et descripsit''. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. Index (4 unnumbered pages) + 26 pp. + 30 color plates. (''Heterodactylus'', new genus, p. 25). (in Latin).
Spectacled lizards of Brazil
Endemic reptiles of Brazil
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Johann Baptist von Spix
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