Pantodactylus

Pantodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamily: Cercosaurinae
Genus: Pantodactylus
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Pantodactylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1]

Geographic range

Species in the genus Pantodactylus are endemic to South America.[1]

Species

The genus Pantodactylus contains two recognized species.[1]

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

Taxonomy

The genus Pantodactylus is sometimes included in the genus Cercosaura.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pantodactylus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.


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