Arthrosaura
Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1][2]
| Arthrosaura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Ecpleopinae |
| Genus: | Arthrosaura Boulenger, 1885 |
| Diversity | |
| 7 species (see text) | |
Geographic range
Lizards in the genus Arthrosaura are endemic 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)
- 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
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References
- 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.
- Arthrosaura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2014.
- 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).
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