Arthrosaura versteegii
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| Arthrosaura versteegii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Arthrosaura |
| Species: | A. versteegii |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthrosaura versteegii Lidth de Jeude, 1904 | |
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Arthrosaura versteegii is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is indigenous to northeastern South America.
The specific name, versteegii, is in honor of Gerard Martinus Versteeg (1876–1943), who was a Dutch physician and explorer.[3]
