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Micrablepharus

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Micrablepharus is a small genus of lizards endemic to South America.^[1]

Species

There are two species:^[1]

Micrablepharus atticolus Rodrigues, 1996
Micrablepharus maximiliani (J.T. Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus, in this case a genus other than Micrablepharus.

Etymology

The specific name, maximiliani, is in honor of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Micrablepharus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 March 2015.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Micrablepharus maximiliani, p. 171).

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Micrablepharus: Brief Summary

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Micrablepharus is a small genus of lizards endemic to South America.

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