Pristidactylus

Pristidactylus is a genus of lizards from Chile and Argentina.[1][2]

Pristidactylus
Illustration of Pristidactylus scapulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Leiosauridae
Genus: Pristidactylus
Fitzinger, 1843
Type species
Leiosaurus fasciatus
Synonyms
  • Ptenodactylus Gray, 1845

Species

Pristidactylus contains ten recognized species:[1]

References

  1. Pristidactylus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 June 2020.
  2. Cei, José Miguel; Scolaro, José Alejandro & Videla, Fernando (2001). "The present status of Argentinean polychrotid species of the genus Pristidactylus and description of its southernmost taxon as a new species". Journal of Herpetology. 35 (4): 597–605. doi:10.2307/1565897. JSTOR 1565897.


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