Global InformationIphisa information
| Iphisa | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Iphisa Gray, 1851 |
| Species: | I. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Iphisa elegans Gray, 1851
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Iphisa is a genus of the lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, meaning that it has only one species, Iphisa elegans, and its common name is the glossy shade lizard. I. elegans is native to the Amazon and is typically found in regions of South America, centrally located in the Amazon Basin.[2][3] The average body length of the glossy shade lizard is 55 mm. Relatively small, these lizards rely on running as their primary form of movement and, interestingly, exhibit death-feigning behavior, which aids in protection from potential predators.[2][4]
- ^ Calderón, M., Moravec, J., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Aparicio, J. & Perez, P. 2019. Iphisa elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44578602A44578607. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44578602A44578607.en. Downloaded on 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b Machado-Filho, Paulo Roberto; Moya, Guilherme Marson; Maffei, Fábio (April–June 2018). "Death-feigning behaviour in Iphisa elegans: the second reported case in the Family Gymnophthalmidae (Reptilia: Squamata)". Acta Amazonica. 48 (2): 151–153. doi:10.1590/1809-4392201704021. hdl:11449/164205. ISSN 0044-5967.
- ^ Teresa Avila-Pires (Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Coordenação de Zoologia. Belém, Pará; Moravec, Jiri; Calderón, Martha; Fauna ), James Aparicio (Colección Boliviana de; Perez (SERNANP), Pedro (2014-11-25). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Iphisa elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ "Glossy Shade Lizard - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.