Dicrodon
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| Dicrodon | |
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| Dicrodon guttulatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Subfamily: | Teiinae |
| Genus: | Dicrodon A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 |
| Species | |
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3 species, see text | |
Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species.
Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador.
