Anotosaura

Short description: Genus of lizards

Anotosaura

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamily:  | Ecpleopinae
Genus:  | Anotosaura
Amaral, 1933[1]

Anotosaura is a genus of South American lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Geographic range
* 2 Species
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading

## Geographic range

The genus Anotosaura is endemic to Brazil .[2]

## Species

The genus Anotosaura contains two valid species.[2]

* Anotosaura collaris Amaral, 1933 \- collared anotosaura
* Anotosaura vanzolinia Dixon, 1974 \- Vanzolini's anotosaura

## References

1. ↑ "Anotosaura ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Gymnophthalmidae.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Anotosaura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

## Further reading

* Amaral A (1933). "Estudos sobre lacertílios neotrópicos. I. Novos gêneros e espécies de lagartos do Brasil ". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 7: 51–75. (Anotosaura, new genus). (in Portuguese).

Wikidata ☰ Q604655 entry

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