Plica (lizard)
Plica is a genus of tropidurid lizards found in South America and the Caribbean. Species in the genus Plica are arboreal, medium-sized lizards.
Taxonomy
For a long time, the genus Plica was considered to include four species: two relatively widespread ones and two tepuis-associated species with narrow distributions. However, recent research has shown that P. plica is a cryptic species complex, and four new species were described in 2013. The species count will likely increase as there are still several undescribed species.Species
The currently recognized species are the following:- Plica lumaria
- Plica pansticta
- Plica plica – collared tree runner, tree runner
- Plica umbra – blue-lipped tree lizard, harlequin racerunner
- Plica caribeana – Caribbean treerunner
- Plica kathleenae – Kathleen's treerunner
- Plica medemi – Medem's treerunner
- Plica rayi – Ray's treerunner