Arthrosaura
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Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1][2]
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).[3]
Species
There are seven species which are recognized as being valid:[2]
- Arthrosaura kockii (Lidth de Jeude, 1904)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Arthrosaura montigena Myers & Donnelly, 2008Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Arthrosaura reticulata (O’Shaughnessy, 1881)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – yellowbelly arthrosaura
- Arthrosaura synaptolepis Donnelly, McDiarmid & Myers, 1992Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Arthrosaura testigensis Gorzula & Señaris, 1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Arthrosaura tyleri (C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Arthrosaura versteegii Lidth de Jeude, 1904Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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- ↑ a b Arthrosaura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2014.
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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).