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Genus of lizards

Arthrosaura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamily: Ecpleopinae
Genus: Arthrosaura
Boulenger, 1885
Diversity
Seven species (see text)

Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.

Geographic range

Lizards in the genus Arthrosaura are native to northern South America.

Taxonomy

Within the genus Arthrosaura there appears to be two species groups: a longer-legged, short-bodied group with four supraocular scales (A. kockii, and A. testigensis); and a short-legged, gracile group with three supraoculars (A. reticulata, A. synaptolepis, A. tyleri, and A. versteegii).

Species

There are seven species which are recognized as being valid:

References

  1. Hoogmoed MS, Ávila-Pires TCS (1992). "Studies on the species of the South American lizard genus Arthrosaura Boulenger (Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae), with the resurrection of two species". Zoologische Mededelingen. 66: 453–484.
  2. ^ Arthrosaura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2014.
  3. MacCulloch RD, Lathrop A (2001). "A new species of Arthrosaura (Sauria: Teiidae) from the highlands of Guyana". Caribbean Journal of Science. 37: 174–181.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Teiidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Arthrosaura, new genus, p. 389).


Taxon identifiers
Arthrosaura


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