Tracheloptychus | |
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Peters's keeled plated lizard ( Tracheloptychus petersi), Reserve Reniala | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
Subfamily: | Zonosaurinae |
Genus: |
Tracheloptychus W. Peters, 1854 |
Tracheloptychus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2]
There are two species which are recognized as being valid. [3] [4]
The specific name, petersi, is in honor of German herpetologist Wilhelm Peters, who is the author of this genus. [6]
Tracheloptychus | |
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Peters's keeled plated lizard ( Tracheloptychus petersi), Reserve Reniala | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
Subfamily: | Zonosaurinae |
Genus: |
Tracheloptychus W. Peters, 1854 |
Tracheloptychus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2]
There are two species which are recognized as being valid. [3] [4]
The specific name, petersi, is in honor of German herpetologist Wilhelm Peters, who is the author of this genus. [6]