Cercosaura
Cercosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species
Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyGymnophthalmidae
Observations652
via GBIF
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Cercosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
==Taxonomy== The genus Cercosaura includes 18 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus to this genus.