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

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

Geographic range

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Lizards in the genus Arthrosaura are native to northern South America.

Taxonomy

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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

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There are seven species which are recognized as being valid:[2]

References

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  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. ^ 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.

Further reading

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  • 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).