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Vanzosaura rubricauda

Vanzosaura rubricauda, the red-tailed vanzosaur or redtail tegu, is a non-venomous species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.

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Vanzosaura rubricauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Genus: Vanzosaura
Species:
V. rubricauda
Binomial name
Vanzosaura rubricauda
(Boulenger, 1902)

Vanzosaura rubricauda, the red-tailed vanzosaur or redtail tegu, is a non-venomous species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.2 It is found in Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.

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References

  1. Cacciali, P.; Carreira, S.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Gonzales, L.; Aparicio, J. (2019). "Vanzosaura rubricauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T56041302A56041312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T56041302A56041312.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Vanzosaura rubricauda at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 August 2019.