Cercosaura bassleri
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| Cercosaura bassleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Cercosaura |
| Species: | C. bassleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercosaura bassleri Ruibal, 1952 | |
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Cercosaura bassleri, known commonly as the ocellated tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Peru.
The specific name, bassleri, is in honor of Dr. Harvey Bassler of the American Museum of Natural History.[2]
