''Leposoma sinepollex'' is a species of

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in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to

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. It has lanceolate ventral and elongate dorsal scales arranged in diagonal rows. Males of this species have black pigmentation in their ventral parts, while females have a creamy pigmentation.

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Leposoma Reptiles of Brazil Endemic reptiles of Brazil Reptiles described in 2013 Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Taxa named by Mauro Teixeira Jr. Taxa named by Renato Recoder Taxa named by Francisco Dal Vechio Taxa named by Roberta Damasceno Taxa named by Kátia Cristina Machado Pellegrino {{Gymnophthalmidae-stub