| Cercosaura | |
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| Cercosaura oshaughnessyi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Cercosaurini |
| Genus: | Cercosaura Wagler, 1830 |
Cercosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
The genus Cercosaura includes 18 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus to this genus.
The genus Cercosaura contains the following recognized species:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cercosaura.
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