''Urostrophus'' 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 belonging to the family
Leiosauridae
Leiosauridae is a family of iguanian lizards containing six genera and 34 species. The family is endemic to Central America and South America.
Taxonomy
A 2022 phylogenetic study found the Leiosauridae to be the sister taxa to the Opluridae, a ...
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The species of this genus are found in Southern America.
Species
Species:
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Urostrophus gallardoi
''Urostrophus gallardoi'' is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is native to Argentina and Bolivia
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Urostrophus vautieri'' - Brazilian steppe iguana
References
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Urostrophus
Lizard genera
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron