Dicrodon

Dicrodon
Dicrodon guttulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Subfamily:	Teiinae
Genus:	Dicrodon A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Species
3 species, see text

Dicrodon guttulatum in an illustration by P.J. Smit.

Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species.

Geographic range

Desert tegus are found in South America, specifically in Peru and Ecuador.

Description

Desert tegus are the smallest species of tegu.

Species

The following species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid.

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Dicrodon guttulatum A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839	Peru desert tegu	Ecuador and Peru.
	Dicrodon heterolepis (Tschudi, 1845)	Ecuador desert tegu	Peru
	Dicrodon holmbergi K.P. Schmidt, 1957	Holmberg's desert tegu	Peru.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dicrodon.

Further reading

• Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Dicrodon, new genus, pp. 137–138; D. guttulatum, new species, pp. 138–140). (in French).