Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Tropiduridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plica umbra is a Tropiduridae lizard species known as blue-lipped tree lizard, found across multiple South American countries.

Family
Genus
Plica
Order
Class
Squamata

About Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Plica umbra, commonly known as the blue-lipped tree lizard or the harlequin racerunner, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Tropiduridae. This species can be found in South America, specifically in the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.

Photo: (c) Jay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jay · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Tropiduridae Plica

More from Tropiduridae

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

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