Species

Psilops mucugensis

Psilops mucugensis · described by RODRIGUES, RECODER, TEIXEIRA JR, ROSCITO, GUERRERO, SALES-NUNES, FREITAS, FERNANDES, BOCCHIGLIERI, VECHIO, FORTES-LEITE, CAMPOS NOGUEIRA, DAMASCENO, MACHADO-PELLEGRINO, SUZART-ARGÔLO & AMARO 2017

Acratosaura mentalis, a close relative of Psilops mucugensis

Pictured: Acratosaura mentalis, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Rafael M R Serra, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Psilops mucugensis
First described
RODRIGUES, RECODER, TEIXEIRA JR, ROSCITO, GUERRERO, SALES-NUNES, FREITAS, FERNANDES, BOCCHIGLIERI, VECHIO, FORTES-LEITE, CAMPOS NOGUEIRA, DAMASCENO, MACHADO-PELLEGRINO, SUZART-ARGÔLO & AMARO 2017
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Gymnophthalmidae
Genus
Psilops

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

Where it sits on the tree