Loxopholis snethlageae
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| Loxopholis snethlageae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Loxopholis |
| Species: | L. snethlageae |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxopholis snethlageae (Ávila-Pires, 1995) | |
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Loxopholis snethlageae is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, snethlageae, is in honor of German-Brazilian ornithologist Emilie Snethlage.[2]
Geographic range
L. snethlageae is found in the drainage basins of the Solimões River and the Urucu River, in the southwestern part of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, in northwestern Brazil.[1][3]
