''Cnemidophorus murinus'', known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, 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 Teiidae (whiptails). The species is endemic to Curacao, and is

oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...

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*Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L. Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". ''Zootaxa'' 3459: 1–156. (''Cnemidophorus murinus'', p. 10). * Laurenti JN (1768). ''Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum''. Vienna: "Joan. Thom. Nob. de Trattnern". 214 pp. + Plates I-V. (''Seps murinus'', new species, p. 63). (in Latin). * Wagler J (1830). ''Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie.'' Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (''Cnemidophorus murinus'', new combination, p. 154). (in German and Latin). Cnemidophorus Reptiles described in 1768 Reptiles of the Caribbean Fauna of the Dutch Caribbean Fauna of the Netherlands Antilles Taxa named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti {{lizard-stub

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