Alopoglossus theodorusi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Alopoglossidae |
Genus: | Alopoglossus |
Species: | A. theodorusi
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Binomial name | |
Alopoglossus theodorusi Ribeiro-Júnior, Meiri, & Fouquet, 2020
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Alopoglossus theodorusi is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. It is found in the eastern Guiana Shield, in French Guiana and northern Brazil ( Amapá state). [1] [2] The specific name honors the herpetologist Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude. [1]
Alopoglossus theodorusi measures 34–60 cm (13.4–23.6 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail in the holotype, an adult female, is 1.65 times SVL. [1]