Ameivula

Ameivula
Ameivula ocellifera in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão State, northeastern Brazil. Photo by J. P. Miranda.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Ameivula Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012

Ameivula is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Many species in the genus Ameivula were previously listed in the genus Cnemidophorus .

Species

The following 11 species, listed alphabetically, are recognized as being valid. ^[1]

• Ameivula abalosi (Cabrera, 2012)
• Ameivula apipensis Arias, Recoder, Álvarez, Etchepare, Quipildor, Lobo & Rodrigues, 2018
• Ameivula cipoensis Arias, Carvalho, Zaher & Rodrigues, 2014
• Ameivula confusioniba (Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher, 2011)
• Ameivula jalapensis (Colli, Giugliano, Mesquita & França, 2009)
• Ameivula mumbuca (Colli et al., 2003)
• Ameivula nativo (Rocha, Bergallo & Peccinini-Seale, 1997)
• Ameivula nigrigula (Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher, 2011)
• Ameivula ocellifera (Spix, 1825) – Spix's whiptail
• Ameivula pyrrhogularis (Basto da Silva & Ávila-Pires, 2013)
• Ameivula xacriaba Arias, Teixeira Jr., Recoder, Carvalho, Zaher & Rodrigues, 2014

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ameivula.

References

1. Genus Ameivula at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL Jr (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa3459 (1): 1–156. (Ameivula, new genus).