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Sun Tegus
Proctoporus
Proctoporus is a genus of medium-sized lizards (snout-vent length between 2.7 centimetres or 1.1 inches and 7.8 centimetres or 3.1 inches) assigned to the family Gymnophthalmidae. Species in the genus Proctoporus occur in Yungas forests and wet montane grasslands on the upper edge of the Amazonian forest, between 1,000 and 4,000 metres (3,300 and 13,100 ft) elevation, from Central Peru in the north to Central Bolivia in the south.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Proctoporus unsaacae
speciesProctoporus unsaacae
Proctoporus lacertus
speciesProctoporus lacertus
River Teiid
speciesProctoporus xestus
Proctoporus chasqui
speciesProctoporus chasqui
Proctoporus optimus
speciesProctoporus optimus
Bolivian Lightbulb Lizard
speciesProctoporus bolivianus
Machu Picchu Andean lizard
speciesProctoporus machupicchu
Günther's Lightbulb Lizard
speciesProctoporus guentheri
Proctoporus iridescens
speciesProctoporus iridescens
Rahm's Sun Tegu
speciesProctoporus rahmi
Proctoporus sucullucu
speciesProctoporus sucullucu
Proctoporus carabaya
speciesProctoporus carabaya
Proctoporus kiziriani
speciesProctoporus kiziriani
Proctoporus laudahnae
speciesProctoporus laudahnae
Boulenger's Sun Tegu
speciesProctoporus spinalis
Proctoporus titans
speciesProctoporus titans
Proctoporus otishi
speciesProctoporus otishi
Proctoporus katerynae
speciesProctoporus katerynae
Tschudi's Lightbulb Lizard
speciesProctoporus pachyurus
Proctoporus oreades
speciesProctoporus oreades
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 34869.