Echinosaura is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Central America and South America.
Geographic range and habitat
Species of Echinosaura occur in tropical rainforests of Panama and South America.
Description
Spined tegu lizards are normally brown in color and have spines on the head, torso, and tail.
Species
8 species are recognised:[1]
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Echinosaura brachycephala G. Köhler, Böhme & Schmitz, 2004
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Echinosaura centralis Dunn, 1944
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Echinosaura fischerorum Yánez-Muñoz, Torres-Carvajal, Reyes-Puig, Urgiles-Merchán, & Koch, 2021
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Echinosaura horrida Boulenger, 1890 - rough teiid
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Echinosaura keyi Fritts & H.M. Smith, 1969 - Key tegu
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Echinosaura orcesi Fritts, Almendáriz & Samec, 2002
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Echinosaura palmeri Boulenger, 1911 - Palmer's teiid
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Echinosaura panamensis Barbour, 1924 - Panama teiid
Notes
Further reading
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Boulenger GA (1890). "First Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the British Museum (Natural History)". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1890: 77-86 + Plates VIII-XI. (Echinosaura, new genus, pp. 82–83; E. horrida, new species, p. 83 + Plate X, figures 1, 1a, 1b).
