Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834 is a animal in the Gymnophthalmidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834

Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834

Cercosaura schreibersii is an oviparous lizard species in the Gymnophthalmidae family, endemic to South America.

Genus
Cercosaura
Order
Class
Squamata

About Cercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834

Cercosaura schreibersii, commonly known as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Gymnophthalmidae. This species is endemic to South America, and can be found within Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its preferred natural habitats are forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland. Cercosaura schreibersii reproduces via oviparity, meaning it lays eggs.

Photo: (c) Bruno Reis Dotto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bruno Reis Dotto · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gymnophthalmidae Cercosaura

More from Gymnophthalmidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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