Contomastix
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| Contomastix | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Subfamily: | Teiinae |
| Genus: | Contomastix Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012 |
Contomastix is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus Contomastix contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically.[1]
- Contomastix celata Cabrera, Carreira, Di Pietro & Rivera, 2019
- Contomastix lacertoides (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Bibron's whiptail
- Contomastix leachei (Peracca, 1897)
- Contomastix serrana (Cei & Martori, 1991)
- Contomastix vacariensis (Feltrim & Lema, 2000)
- Contomastix vittata (Boulenger, 1902)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Contomastix.
References
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- ^ Contomastix. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459 (1): 1–156. (Contomastix, new genus, p. 112).
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