Magdalenasaura

Magdalenasaura is a newly described genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is exclusively endemic to the Cordillera Central in Colombia.

Magdalenasaura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Magdalenasaura
Fang, Vásquez-Restrepo, & Daza, 2020
Species

Species

The genus Magdalenasaura contains two species: M. adercum and M. leurosquama.[1][2]

References

  1. Fang, José M.; Vásquez-Restrepo, Juan D.; Daza, Juan M. (July 17, 2020). "Filling the gaps in a highly diverse Neotropical lizard lineage: a new and endemic genus of Cercosaurinae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with the description of two new species from the Northern Andes of Colombia". Systematics and Biodiversity. 18 (5): 417–433. doi:10.1080/14772000.2020.1783714. S2CID 221063169.
  2. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (July 18, 2020). "Descubren el primer género de reptiles endémico de Colombia". El Tiempo.
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