Colobosauroides
Genus of lizards
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Colobosauroides is a small genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1][2] The genus Colobosauroides is endemic to Brazil.
| Colobosauroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Ecpleopodini |
| Genus: | Colobosauroides da Cunha, Lima-Verde & Lima, 1991[1][2] |
Geographic range
Species
The genus Colobosauroides includes only the following two species:[2]
- Colobosauroides carvalhoi M. Soares & Caramaschi, 1998
- Colobosauroides cearensis da Cunha, Lima-Verde & Lima, 1991
Etymology
The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho.[3]
