Leposoma sinepollex
Leposoma sinepollex is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is endemic to Brazil. It has lanceolate ventral and elongate dorsal scales arranged in diagonal rows.[2] Males of this species have black pigmentation in their ventral parts, while females have a creamy pigmentation.[2]
| Leposoma sinepollex | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Leposoma |
| Species: | L. sinepollex |
| Binomial name | |
| Leposoma sinepollex Rodrigues, Teixeira Jr., Recoder, Dal Vechio, Damasceno, & Machado Pellegrino, 2013 | |
References
- Leposoma sinepollex at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 July 2019.
- RODRIGUES, MIGUEL TREFAUT; TEIXEIRA, MAURO JR.; RECODER, RENATO SOUSA; VECHIO, FRANCISCO DAL; DAMASCENO, ROBERTA; PELLEGRINO, KATIA CRISTINA MACHADO (28 March 2013). "A new species of Leposoma (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with four fingers from the Atlantic Forest central corridor in Bahia, Brazil". Zootaxa. 3635 (4): 459–475. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.7.
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