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Echinosaura
Sign in to saveEchinosaura is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is native to Central America and South America.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Echinosaura is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to Gymnophthalmidae, South America and Animalia.
It sits within the topics Echinosaura, Lizard genera and Reptiles of South America.
Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyGymnophthalmidae
Echinosaura – rodzaj jaszczurki z rodziny okularkowatych (Gymnophthalmidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Gymnophthalmidae
- Collections
- KU, CAS
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Panama
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- Image
- Echinosaura palmeri.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Geographic range and habitat
- Description
- Species
- Notes
- Further reading
Echinosaura is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is native to Central America and South America.
==Geographic range and habitat== Species of Echinosaura occur in tropical rainforests of Panama and South America.
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