Cercosaura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Tribe: | Cercosaurini |
Genus: |
Cercosaura Wagler, 1830 |
Cercosaura is a genus of primarily South American lizards. The genus includes 13 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus to this genus.
The genus Cercosaura contains the following recognized species:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cercosaura.