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River Teiid
Proctoporus xestus
Proctoporus xestus, or the river teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It occurs from central Peru to Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz provinces) and northern Argentina (Jujuy, and Salta provinces). It inhabits Yungas forest and wet montane grassland at elevations of 1,000–3,600 m (3,300–11,800 ft) above sea level. It is the type species of the genus Opipeuter Uzzell, 1969, now synonymized with Proctoporus.
From the article Proctoporus xestus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
P. xestus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.8 cm (2.3 in). The tail length is almost twice the SVL.
Range & habitat
P. xestus occurs from central Peru to Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz departments) and northern Argentina (Jujuy, and Salta provinces).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
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 540134.