Micrablepharus

Micrablepharus is a small genus of lizards endemic to South America.^[1]

Micrablepharus
Micrablepharus atticolus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gymnophthalmidae
Tribe:	Gymnophthalmini
Genus:	Micrablepharus Boettger, 1885

Species

There are two species:^[1]

• Micrablepharus atticolus Rodrigues, 1996
• Micrablepharus maximiliani (J.T. Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus, in this case a genus other than Micrablepharus.

Etymology

The specific name, maximiliani, is in honor of German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.^[2]