Arthrosaura
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| Arthrosaura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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.[1][2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]Lizards in the genus Arthrosaura are native to northern South America.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]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).[3]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are seven species which are recognized as being valid:[2]
- Arthrosaura kockii (Lidth de Jeude, 1904)
- Arthrosaura montigena Myers & Donnelly, 2008
- Arthrosaura reticulata (O’Shaughnessy, 1881) – yellowbelly arthrosaura
- Arthrosaura synaptolepis Donnelly, McDiarmid & Myers, 1992
- Arthrosaura testigensis Gorzula & Señaris, 1999
- Arthrosaura tyleri (C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
- Arthrosaura versteegii Lidth de Jeude, 1904
References
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- ^ a b Arthrosaura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2014.
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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).
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