''Placosoma'' is a lizard genus in the 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 ...
. They are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to southern Brazil.
Species
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Placosoma cipoense
''Placosoma cipoense'', Cunha's Brazilian lizard , is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world ...
'' – Cunha's Brazilian lizard
* ''
Placosoma cordylinum''
* ''
Placosoma glabellum''
* ''
Placosoma limaverdorum ''Placosoma'' may refer to:
* ''Placosoma'' (lizard), a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae
* ''Placosoma'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Asterinaceae
* ''Placosoma'', a genus of sponges in the family Euplectellidae; synony ...
''
References
External links
Spectacled lizards of Brazil
Endemic reptiles of Brazil
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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