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Wikipedia / Dicrodon

Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species.

Geographic range

Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador.

Description

Desert tegus are the smallest species of tegu.

Species

The following species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid.

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Scientific name

Common name

Distribution

Dicrodon guttulatum

Peru desert tegu

Ecuador and Peru.

Dicrodon heterolepis

(Tschudi, 1845)

Ecuador desert tegu

Peru

Dicrodon holmbergi

K.P. Schmidt, 1957

Holmberg's desert tegu

Peru.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dicrodon.

References

Further reading

  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Dicrodon, new genus, pp.137–138; D. guttulatum, new species, pp.138–140). (in French).