''Varzea altamazonica'' is a
species
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of
skink
Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one o ...
found in
Peru
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and
Bolivia
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.
References
alatamazonica
Reptiles described in 2006
Taxa named by Aurélien Miralles
Taxa named by Cesar L. Barrio-Amoros
Taxa named by Gilson Rivas
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