Tracheloptychus

Tracheloptychus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.^[1][2]

Tracheloptychus
Peters's keeled plated lizard (Tracheloptychus petersi), Reserve Reniala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Gerrhosauridae
Subfamily:	Zonosaurinae
Genus:	Tracheloptychus W. Peters, 1854

Species

There are two species which are recognized as being valid.^[3][4]

• Tracheloptychus madagascariensis W. Peters, 1854 – Malagasy keeled plated lizard, Madagascar girdled lizard
• Tracheloptychus petersi Grandidier, 1869 – Peters' keeled plated lizard^[5]

Etymology

The specific name, petersi, is in honor of German herpetologist Wilhelm Peters, who is the author of this genus.^[6]