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Arthrosaura
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Arthrosaura

Boulenger, 1885
Diversity
9 species (see text)

Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards (family Gymnophthalmidae).[1][2] These lizards occur in northern South America. There appears to be two species groups: a longer-legged, short-bodied group with four supraocular scales (A. guianensis, 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:[2]

References

  1. ^ Hoogmoed MS, Ávila-Pires TCS. [in French] (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. ^ a b Arthrosaura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2014.
  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.