Alopoglossus viridiceps (Green-headed shade lizards)
Alopoglossus viridiceps Torres-Carvajal & Lobos, 2014
The genus Alopoglossus is distinguished from other genera of Gymnophthalmidae except Ptychoglossus by having the dorsal surface of the tongue completely covered with converging plicae instead of scale-like papillae. Alopoglossus is distinguished from Ptychoglossus (characters in parentheses) by…
