''Proctoporus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of medium-sized

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 paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...

s ( snout-vent length between and ) assigned to the

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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 ...

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in the genus ''Proctoporus'' occur in

Yungas The Yungas ( Aymara ''yunka'' warm or temperate Andes or earth, Quechua ''yunka'' warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a bioregion of a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru and Bolivia, and extends i ...

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s and wet

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s on the upper edge of the

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, between elevation, from Central

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in the north to Central

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in the south.

Taxonomy

Species

The following 19 species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Proctoporus bolivianus'' – Bolivian lightbulb lizard *'' Proctoporus carabaya'' *'' Proctoporus cephalolineatus'' *''

Proctoporus chasqui ''Proctoporus chasqui'' 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 paraphyletic ...

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Proctoporus guentheri ''Proctoporus guentheri'', also known commonly as Günther's lightbulb lizard , is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species occurs in South America. Etymology The specific name, ''guentheri'', is in honor of German-born B ...

'' – Günther's lightbulb lizard *''

Proctoporus iridescens ''Proctoporus iridescens'' 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 paraphylet ...

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Proctoporus katerynae ''Proctoporus katerynae'' 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 paraphyleti ...

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Proctoporus kiziriani ''Proctoporus kiziriani'' 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 paraphyleti ...

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Proctoporus lacertus ''Proctoporus lacertus'' 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 paraphyletic ...

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Proctoporus laudahnae ''Proctoporus laudahnae'' 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 paraphyleti ...

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Proctoporus machupicchu ''Proctoporus machupicchu'', the Machu Picchu Andean lizard, 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 islan ...

'' – Machu Picchu Andean lizard *''

Proctoporus oreades ''Proctoporus oreades'' 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 paraphyletic ...

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Proctoporus optimus ''Proctoporus optimus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Peru, in montane ecosystems. References

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Proctoporus pachyurus ''Proctoporus pachyurus'', Tschudi's lightbulb lizard, 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 chai ...

'' - Tschudi's lightbulb lizard *''

Proctoporus rahmi ''Proctoporus rahmi'', Rahm's sun tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Peru. Etymology The specific name, ''rahmi'', is in honor of Peter Rahm who collected the holotype.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Micha ...

'' - Rahm's sun tegu *''

Proctoporus spinalis ''Proctoporus spinalis'', Boulenger's sun tegus, 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. Th ...

'' - Boulenger's sun tegu *''

Proctoporus sucullucu ''Proctoporus sucullucu'' 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 paraphyleti ...

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Proctoporus unsaacae ''Proctoporus unsaacae'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Peru. Etymology The specific name, ''unsaacae'', is in honor of the herpetological research group at the '' Universidad Nacional de San An ...

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Proctoporus xestus ''Proctoporus xestus'', or the river teiid, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South America. Geographic range ''P. xestus'' occurs from central Peru to Bolivia (Chuquisac ...

'' - river teiid ''

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

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