Magdalenasaura
| Magdalenasaura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Magdalenasaura Fang, Vásquez-Restrepo, & Daza, 2020 |
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Magdalenasaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is exclusively endemic to the Cordillera Central in Colombia.
Species
[edit]The genus Magdalenasaura contains two species: M. adercum and M. leurosquama.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fang, José M.; Vásquez-Restrepo, Juan D.; Daza, Juan M. (July 17, 2020). "Filling the gaps in a highly diverse Neotropical lizard lineage: a new and endemic genus of Cercosaurinae (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) with the description of two new species from the Northern Andes of Colombia". Systematics and Biodiversity. 18 (5): 417–433. Bibcode:2020SyBio..18..417F. doi:10.1080/14772000.2020.1783714. S2CID 221063169.
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (July 18, 2020). "Descubren el primer género de reptiles endémico de Colombia". El Tiempo.