Gerrhonotus parvus

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Pygmy alligator lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Gerrhonotus
Species:
G. parvus
Binomial name
Gerrhonotus parvus
Knight & Scudday, 1985
Synonyms[2]
  • Elgaria parva — Smith, 1986
  • Elgaria parva — Liner, 1994
  • Gerrhonotus parvus — Conroy et al., 2005

Gerrhonotus parvus (common name: pygmy alligator lizard) is a

oviparous and has a litter size of 4–6 eggs.[3] Its head is glossy and smooth, grayish brown in color with scattered dark spots.[4] The lips are peppered with pigment and the chin and throat are white in color.[4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63711A12708470.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Gerrhonotus parvus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 August 2017.
  3. ^
    doi:10.15560/10.4.950
    . Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^
    JSTOR 3670661
    .


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