Cercosaura schreibersii, known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.[2]
The specific name, schreibersii, is in honor of Austrian naturalist Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers.[3]
C. schreibersii is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2]
The preferred natural habitats of C. schreibersii are forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland.[1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Cercosaura.
C. schreibersii is oviparous.[2]
Cercosaura schreibersii, known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
