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Gastropholis echinata

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Species of lizard

Gastropholis echinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Gastropholis
Species: G. echinata
Binomial name
Gastropholis echinata
(Cope, 1862)

Gastropholis echinata is a species of lizard found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Latin specific epithet of echinata refers to hedgehog, from echinus.

References

  1. Gastropholis echinata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 2019.
  2. Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881926279.
Taxon identifiers
Gastropholis echinata
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