Caparaonia
Genus of lizards
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Caparaonia is a genus of the lizard in family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e. it has only one species, Caparaonia itaiquara.[2] It is endemic to Brazil and is known from the Caparaó National Park on the border between Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo states.[3]
| Caparaonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Heterodactylini |
| Genus: | Caparaonia Rodrigues, Cassimiro, Pavan, Curcio, Verdade, & Machado Pellegrino, 2009 |
| Species: | C. itaiquara |
| Binomial name | |
| Caparaonia itaiquara Rodrigues, Cassimiro, Pavan, Curcio, Kruth Verdade, & Machado Pellegrino, 2009 | |
