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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Petracola
Species (4): P. angustisoma – P. labioocularis – P. ventrimaculatus – P. waka
Name

Petracola Doan & Castoe, 2005: 411

Type species: Proctoporus ventrimaculatus Boulenger, 1900, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Doan, T.M. & Castoe, T.A. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143(3): 405–416. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00145.x Reference page.

Additional references

Kizirian, D., Bayefsky-Anad, S., Eriksson, A., Le, M. & Donnelly, M.A. 2008. A new Petracola and re-description of P. ventrimaculatus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae). Zootaxa 1700: 53–62. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.
Echevarría, L.Y. & Venegas, P.J. 2015. A new elusive species of Petracola (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Utcubamba basin in the Andes of northern Peru. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9(1) [Special Section]: 26–33. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Petracola . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 March 2018.

Petracola is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Peru.
Species

The genus Petracola contains five species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

Petracola angustisoma Echevarría & Venegas, 2015
Petracola labioocularis (Köhler & Lehr, 2004)
Petracola pajatensis Rodríguez & Mamani, 2020
Petracola ventrimaculatus (Boulenger, 1900) - spotted lightbulb lizard
Petracola waka Kizirian, Bayefsky-Anand, Eriksson, Le, & Donnelly, 2008

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

"Petracola ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

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