Species

Pholidobolus affinis

Pholidobolus affinis · described by (PETERS 1863)

Pholidobolus condor, a close relative of Pholidobolus affinis

Pictured: Pholidobolus condor, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Fossil specimen.

Photo: Parra V, Nunes PMS, Torres-Carvajal O (2020) Systematics of Pholidobolus lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from southern Ecuador, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 954: 109-156., CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Pholidobolus affinis
First described
(PETERS 1863)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Gymnophthalmidae
Genus
Pholidobolus

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree