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Desert Tegus
Dicrodon
Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Peru Desert Tegu
speciesDicrodon guttulatum

Ecuador Desert Tegu
speciesDicrodon heterolepis

Holmberg's Desert Tegu
speciesDicrodon holmbergi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 38635.