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Origin:
Puerto Rico
Genus Meaning:
(Greek), bulging, curved + scaly
Species meaning:
(Latin), carry

Cyrtophylis portoricae
suhr-TAH-fuh-luhs pawr-TAWR-uh-sy
Puerto Rican pygmy

Very tiny with a vicious disposition, this brown and black with stripings on the knees, looking like a mini A.seemani, " and reaching only 4".

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