Species

Proctoporus xestus

Proctoporus xestus · described by (UZZELL 1969)

Proctoporus chasqui, a close relative of Proctoporus xestus — Pictured: Proctoporus chasqui, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Floro Ortiz Contreras, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Proctoporus xestus
First described: (UZZELL 1969)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Proctoporus

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

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