''Arthrosaura synaptolepis'' is a species of

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in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found on granite mountains in tropical forests in

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and

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. It is also known as Donneisy's Arthrosaura.

References

Arthrosaura Reptiles described in 1992 Taxa named by Maureen Ann Donnelly Taxa named by Roy Wallace McDiarmid Taxa named by Charles W. Myers {{lizard-stub