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Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862 is a animal in the Gymnophthalmidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862 (Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862)
Animalia

Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862

Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862

Cercosaura argulus is a gymnophthalmid lizard known as the elegant eyed lizard, found across multiple countries in South America.

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Genus
Cercosaura
Order
Class
Squamata

About Cercosaura argulus Peters, 1862

Common Names and Taxonomy

Cercosaura argulus, commonly called the elegant eyed lizard or white-lipped prionodactylus, is a species of lizard that belongs to the Gymnophthalmidae family.

Geographic Distribution

This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, French Guiana, Peru, and Brazil.

First Description

It was first described by Peters in 1862.

Photo: (c) Daniel Mesa, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Mesa · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gymnophthalmidae Cercosaura

More from Gymnophthalmidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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