Contomastix

Contomastix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Subfamily:	Teiinae
Genus:	Contomastix Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012

Contomastix is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

The genus Contomastix contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically. ^[1]

• Contomastix celata Cabrera, Carreira, Di Pietro & Rivera, 2019
• Contomastix lacertoides (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Bibron's whiptail
• Contomastix leachei (Peracca, 1897)
• Contomastix serrana (Cei & Martori, 1991)
• Contomastix vacariensis (Feltrim & Lema, 2000)
• Contomastix vittata (Boulenger, 1902)

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

References

1. Contomastix. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa3459 (1): 1–156. (Contomastix, new genus, p. 112).