Echinosaura

Echinosaura is a genus of lizards, called commonly the spined tegus, in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is native to Central America and South America.

Geographic range and habitat

Species of Echinosaura occur in tropical rainforests of Panama and South America.

Spined tegu lizards are normally brown in color and have spines on the head, torso, and tail.

Eight species are recognised as being valid.

Boulenger GA (1890). "First Report on Additions to the Lizard Collection in the British Museum (Natural History)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1890: 77–86 + Plates VIII–XI. (Echinosaura, new genus, pp. 82–83; E. horrida, new species, p. 83 + Plate X, figures 1, 1a, 1b).

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