Arthrosaura

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

Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.[1][2]

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 nine species which are recognized as being valid:[2]

  • Arthrosaura kockii (Lidth de Jeude, 1904)
  • Arthrosaura montigena Myers & Donnelly, 2008
  • Arthrosaura reticulata (O’Shaughnessy, 1881)
  • 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

  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. 1 2 Arthrosaura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  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).


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