''Alopoglossus amazonius'', the Amazonanian teiid, is a species of

lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...

in the family

Alopoglossidae ''Alopoglossus'' is a genus of lizards in the monogeneric family Alopoglossidae. The genus is distributed from Costa Rica in Central America to northern South America. Species The genus ''Alopoglossus'' contains the following 32 valid specie ...

. It is endemic to Brazil.

References

Alopoglossus Reptiles of Brazil Endemic fauna of Brazil Reptiles described in 1924 Taxa named by Alexander Grant Ruthven {{lizard-stub