''Holcosus'' is a
genus 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 ...
s in the
family Teiidae.
Geographic range
Species of the genus ''Holcosus'' are found in southern
Mexico,
Central America, and northern
South America.
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Species
These 18 species are recognized as being valid.Binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Holcosus''.
References
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
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