Kentropyx

Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Teiidae
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Kentropyx
Kentropyx pelviceps (forest whiptail)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Subfamily: Teiinae
Genus: Kentropyx
Spix, 1825[1]
Species

9 species, see text.

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Species

There are nine valid species in this genus (listed alphabetically by specific name).[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Kentropyx.

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