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Western Root Tejus
Loxopholis
Loxopholis is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species
Rio Magdalena Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis rugiceps
Northern Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis southi
Common Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis parietalis
Guyana Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis guianense
Striped Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis percarinatum
Rondonian Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis osvaldoi
Caparo Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis caparensis
Rio Negro Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis ferreirai
Vichada Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis hexalepis
Cauca Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis ioanna
Brazilian Root Teju
speciesLoxopholis snethlageae
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 964792.