Kentropyx Spix 1825 (kentropyx)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Parent taxon: Teiidae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae, Teiini, Tupinambinae

Subtaxa: Kentropyx calcaratus

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kentropyx in the database

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