Placosoma cipoense
Species of lizard
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Placosoma cipoense, Cunha's Brazilian lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil, in the Serra do Espinhaço of Minas Gerais.[1] It is threatened by habitat degradation as a result of fires, cattle raising, urbanization and mining.[1]
| Placosoma cipoense | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Placosoma |
| Species: | P. cipoense |
| Binomial name | |
| Placosoma cipoense Cunha, 1966 | |
