Dracaena (lizard)
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For other uses, see Dracaena (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with caimans (a kind of crocodilian) or blue iguanas, which are sometimes called Grand Cayman iguanas.
The genus Dracaena (romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα - drakaina, "female dragon"[1]), also called caiman lizards or water tegus, is in the teiid family, along with tegus and ameivas. Caiman lizards are found in South America in Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Brazil. These semiaquatic lizards spend a lot of time in the water and inhabit marshes, streams and flooded forests. Caiman lizards often bask on branches overhanging the water.
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Dracaena | |
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Northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Subfamily: | Tupinambinae |
Genus: | Dracaena Daudin 1802 |
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