''Proctoporus carabaya'' is a species of
lizard
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic isla ...
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 ...
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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 east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15302357
Proctoporus
Reptiles of Peru
Endemic fauna of Peru
Reptiles described in 2013
Taxa named by Noemí Goicoechea
Taxa named by José Manuel Padial
Taxa named by Juan Carlos Chaparro
Taxa named by Santiago Castroviejo-Fisher
Taxa named by Ignacio J. De la Riva