Loxopholis ferreirai
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| Loxopholis ferreirai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Loxopholis |
| Species: | L. ferreirai |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxopholis ferreirai (Rodrigues & Ávila-Pires, 2005) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Loxopholis ferreirai is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, ferreirai, is in honor of Portuguese naturalist Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira.[3]