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Spurred Whiptails
Kentropyx
Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Striped Forest Whiptail
speciesKentropyx calcarata

Forest Whiptail
speciesKentropyx pelviceps

Cocha Whiptail
speciesKentropyx altamazonica

Striped Kentropyx
speciesKentropyx striata

Guyana Kentropyx
speciesKentropyx borckiana

Boettger's Kentropyx
speciesKentropyx paulensis

Green Kentropyx
speciesKentropyx viridistriga

Gallagher's Kentropyx
speciesKentropyx vanzoi
Kentropyx lagartija
speciesKentropyx lagartija
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 38943.