Kentropyx
Sign in to saveKentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados.
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Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados.
==Species== There are nine valid species in this genus (listed alphabetically by specific name). Kentropyx altamazonica (Cope, 1876) – Cocha whiptail Kentropyx borckiana (W. Peters, 1869) – Guyana kentropyx Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825 – striped forest whiptail Kentropyx lagartija Gallardo, 1962 – Tucuman whiptail Kentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893) – Boettger's kentropyx Kentropyx pelviceps (Cope, 1868) – forest whiptail Kentropyx striata (Daudin, 1802) – Suriname striped whiptail Kentropyx vanzoi Gallagher & Dixon, 1980 – Gallagher's kentropyx Kentropyx viridistriga (Boulenger, 1894) – green kentropyx
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