Kentropyx | |
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Kentropyx calcarata, striped forest whiptail | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Subfamily: | Teiinae |
Genus: |
Kentropyx Spix, 1825 [1] |
Species | |
9 species, see text. |
Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados. [2]
There are nine valid species in this genus (listed alphabetically by specific name). [2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Kentropyx.
Kentropyx | |
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Kentropyx calcarata, striped forest whiptail | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Subfamily: | Teiinae |
Genus: |
Kentropyx Spix, 1825 [1] |
Species | |
9 species, see text. |
Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados. [2]
There are nine valid species in this genus (listed alphabetically by specific name). [2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Kentropyx.