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Micrablepharus

Micrablepharus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Tribe: Gymnophthalmini
Genus: Micrablepharus
Boettger, 1885

Micrablepharus is a small genus of lizards endemic to South America.

There are two species:

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus, in this case a genus other than Micrablepharus.

The specific name, maximiliani, is in honor of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.



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