Echinosaura
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Echinosaura is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is native to Central America and South America.
Geographic range and habitat
Species of Echinosaura occur in tropical rainforests of Panama and South America.
Description
Spined tegu lizards are normally brown in color and have spines on the head, torso, and tail.
Species
Eight species are recognised as being valid.<ref>"Echinosaura ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
- Echinosaura brachycephala Template:Small
- Echinosaura centralis Template:Small
- Echinosaura fischerorum Template:Small
- Echinosaura horrida Template:Small – rough teiid
- Echinosaura keyi Template:Small – Key tegu
- Echinosaura orcesi Template:Small
- Echinosaura palmeri Template:Small – Palmer's teiid
- Echinosaura panamensis Template:Small – Panama teiid
Notes
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1890). "First Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the British Museum (Natural History)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 77–86 + Plates VIII–XI. (Echinosaura, new genus, pp. 82–83; E. horrida, new species, p. 83 + Plate X, figures 1, 1a, 1b).