Arthrosaura
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Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=RDB/>
Geographic range
Lizards in the genus Arthrosaura are native 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).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Species
There are seven species which are recognized as being valid:<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB genus</ref>
- Arthrosaura kockii Template:Small
- Arthrosaura montigena Template:Small
- Arthrosaura reticulata Template:Small – yellowbelly arthrosaura
- Arthrosaura synaptolepis Template:Small
- Arthrosaura testigensis Template:Small
- Arthrosaura tyleri Template:Small
- Arthrosaura versteegii Template:Small
References
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).