Prionodactylus
Appearance
Prionodactylus | |
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Prionodactylus oshaughnessyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Prionodactylus O'Shaughnessy, 1881[1] |
Prionodactylus is a former genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species that at least at some point have been placed in the genus are reassigned to Arthrosaura, Cercosaura, Echinosaura, Pholidobolus, Placosoma, Proctoporus, Ptychoglossus, and Riolama.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Uzzell, Thomas (1973). "A revision of the genus Prionodactylus with a new genus for P. leucostictus and notes on the genus Euspondylus (Sauria, Teiidae)". Postilla. 159: 1–67. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.11535.
- ^ "Common name or synonym: Prionodactylus". The Reptile Database at the Reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2 April 2019.