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Cercosaura vertebralis, Utria National Park, Colombia Identification based on our guide&#039;s judgement. Found in the mangroves of Utria National Park, which we traversed on foot. An often used synonym is Pholidobolus vertebralis. It&#039;s not entirely clear to me which of these two genuses to use. Closeup:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57970/cercosaura_vertebralis_-_closeup_utria_national_park_colombia.html" title="Cercosaura vertebralis - closeup, Utria National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/57970_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1681948810&Signature=ao3g%2B3Kf5ns8nhkrtV1rrYqPAGE%3D" width="200" height="170" alt="Cercosaura vertebralis - closeup, Utria National Park, Colombia Cercosaura vertebralis,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,South America,Utria National Natural Park,Utr&iacute;a National Natural Park,World" /></a></figure> Cercosaura vertebralis,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,South America,Utria National Natural Park,Utría National Natural Park,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cercosaura vertebralis, Utria National Park, Colombia

Identification based on our guide's judgement. Found in the mangroves of Utria National Park, which we traversed on foot. An often used synonym is Pholidobolus vertebralis. It's not entirely clear to me which of these two genuses to use. Closeup:

Cercosaura vertebralis - closeup, Utria National Park, Colombia Cercosaura vertebralis,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,South America,Utria National Natural Park,Utría National Natural Park,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
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    In case you haven’t seen this link, it explains the taxonomic confusion: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/203052/0 Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks! So looks like this one needs to be split up into multiple species eventually. Posted 5 years ago

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The Cercosaura vertebralis

Cercosaura vertebralis is a lizard in the cercosaura genus, which include 13 species of South American lizards.

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Similar species: Scaled Reptiles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 7, 2018. Captured Oct 23, 2017 10:28.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/3.5
  • 1/400s
  • ISO90
  • 105mm