Arthrosauras

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 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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