Macropholidus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to Ecuador and Peru.
Species The genus Macropholidus contains four species which are recognized as being valid."Macropholidus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org."Macropholidus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Gymnophthalmidae. Macropholidus annectens - Parker's pholiodobolus Macropholidus ataktolepis Macropholidus huancabambae Macropholidus montanuccii - Montanucci's cuilanes Macropholidus ruthveni - Ruthven's pholiodobolus
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Macropholidus.
References
Further reading Noble GK (1921). "Some New Lizards from Northwestern Peru". Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 29: 133–139. (Macropholidus, new genus).