''Pristidactylus'' is a genus of lizards from

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Species

''Pristidactylus'' contains ten recognized species: *'' Pristidactylus achalensis'' ( Gallardo, 1964) - Argentine anole *'' Pristidactylus alvaroi'' ( Donoso-Barros, 1975) *'' Pristidactylus araucanus'' (Gallardo, 1964) *'' Pristidactylus casuhatiensis'' (Gallardo, 1968) - Casuhatien anole *'' Pristidactylus fasciatus'' (

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, 1837) - D'Orbigny's banded anole *'' Pristidactylus nigroiugulus''

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, Scolaro & Videla, 2001 *'' Pristidactylus scapulatus'' ( Burmeister, 1861) - Burmeister's anole *'' Pristidactylus torquatus'' (

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, 1861) *'' Pristidactylus valeriae'' (Donoso-Barros, 1966) *'' Pristidactylus volcanensis'' Lamborot & Díaz, 1987 ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pristidactylus''.

References

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