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Laurent's Whiptail
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Lizards & worm lizards

Laurent's Whiptail

Cnemidophorus murinus (Laurenti, 1768)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLaurent's Whiptail
DutchBlauwe Renhagedis
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameCnemidophorus murinus (Laurenti, 1768)

About this species

Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails). It is endemic to the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao. It is significantly larger than the other species of Cnemidophorus, except for the closely related Cnemidophorus ruthveni.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyTeiidae
GenusCnemidophorus

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
1886First record
1893Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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