Pristidactylus

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Pristidactylus
Pristidactylus achalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Pristidactylus
Fitzinger, 1843
Type species
Leiosaurus fasciatus
Synonyms
  • Ptenodactylus Gray, 1845

Pristidactylus is a genus of lizards from Chile and Argentina.[1][2]

Species

Pristidactylus contains ten recognized species:[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Pristidactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ Cei, José Miguel; Scolaro, José Alejandro & Videla, Fernando (2001). "The present status of Argentinean polychrotid species of the genus Pristidactylus and description of its southernmost taxon as a new species". Journal of Herpetology. 35 (4): 597–605. doi:10.2307/1565897. hdl:11336/100681. JSTOR 1565897.