''Cercosaura olivacea'', the olive tegu, 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
Gymnophthalmidae.
It is found in
Brazil and
Argentina.
References
Cercosaura
Reptiles of Argentina
Spectacled lizards of Brazil
Reptiles described in 1845
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