''Macropholidus'' is a
genus
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of lizards in the
family
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Gymnophthalmidae
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. The genus is
endemic
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to
South America
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.
Species
The genus ''Macropholidus'' contains four
species
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which are recognized as being valid.
["''Macropholidus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.]
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Macropholidus annectens
''Macropholidus annectens'', Parker's pholiodobolus , is a species of lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chain ...
'' - Parker's pholiodobolus
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Macropholidus ataktolepis
''Macropholidus ataktolepis'' is a species of lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphy ...
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Macropholidus huancabambae
''Macropholidus huancabambae'' is a species of lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraph ...
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Macropholidus montanuccii
''Macropholidus montanuccii'' is a species of lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphy ...
'' - Montanucci's cuilanes
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Macropholidus ruthveni
''Macropholidus ruthveni'', known commonly as Ruthven's macropholidus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''ruthveni'', is in honor of A ...
'' - Ruthven's pholiodobolus
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Nota bene
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Macropholidus''.
References
Further reading
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Noble GK (1921). "Some New Lizards from Northwestern Peru". ''Ann. New York Acad. Sci.'' 29: 133–139. (''Macropholidus'', new genus).
Taxa named by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
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