Leposoma sinepollex is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1] It is endemic to Brazil. It has lanceolate ventral and elongate dorsal scales arranged in diagonal rows.[2] Males of this species have black pigmentation in their ventral parts, while females have a creamy pigmentation.[2]
Leposoma sinepollex | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
Genus: | Leposoma |
Species: | L. sinepollex
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Binomial name | |
Leposoma sinepollex |
References
edit- ^ Leposoma sinepollex at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b RODRIGUES, MIGUEL TREFAUT; TEIXEIRA, MAURO JR.; RECODER, RENATO SOUSA; VECHIO, FRANCISCO DAL; DAMASCENO, ROBERTA; PELLEGRINO, KATIA CRISTINA MACHADO (28 March 2013). "A new species of Leposoma (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with four fingers from the Atlantic Forest central corridor in Bahia, Brazil". Zootaxa. 3635 (4): 459–475. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.7. PMID 26097958.