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Potamites
Potamites is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is restricted to northern South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) and southern Central America (Costa Rica and Panama). They are semi-aquatic and found near streams.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Common Stream Lizard
speciesPotamites ecpleopus
Big-scaled Neusticurus
speciesPotamites strangulatus
Peruvian Stream Lizard
speciesPotamites erythrocularis
Potamites montanicola
speciesPotamites montanicola
Potamites ocellatus
speciesPotamites ocellatus
Potamites hydroimperator
speciesPotamites hydroimperator
Potamites juruazensis
speciesPotamites juruazensis
Potamites trachodus
speciesPotamites trachodus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 34882.