Loxopholis Explained

Loxopholis is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

The genus Loxopholis contains 11 species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Loxopholis caparensis
• Loxopholis ferreirai
• Loxopholis guianense
• Loxopholis hexalepis - six-scaled tegu
• Loxopholis ioanna
• Loxopholis osvaldoi
• Loxopholis parietalis - common root lizard
• Loxopholis percarinatum - Müller's tegu
• Loxopholis rugiceps
• Loxopholis snethlageae
• Loxopholis southi - northern spectacled lizard

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Loxopholis.

Further reading

• Cope ED (1869). "Sixth Contribution to the HERPETOLOGY of South America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 305–313. (Loxopholis, new genus, p. 305; L. rugiceps, new species, pp. 305–306).

Notes and References

1. "Loxopholis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.