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title: "Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid"
description: "Cercosaura schreibersii — Reptilien. Cercosaura schreibersii, known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/schreibers-many-fingered-teiid
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid

> Cercosaura schreibersii — Reptilien. Cercosaura schreibersii, known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid  or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae.

- Scientific name: *Cercosaura schreibersii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 674
- Wikidata: [Q5313328](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5313328)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34763](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34763)

## Names

- en: Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid
- es: Lagartija negra

## Countries with the most observations

AR (321), BR (137), UY (82), BO (15), PY (12)

## Summary

Cercosaura schreibersii, known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid  or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercosaura_schreibersii

## Photo

![Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/schreibers-many-fingered-teiid/medium.jpg)

Photo: Francisco Liguori · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217586239

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/schreibers-many-fingered-teiid?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).