| Contomastix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.
The genus Contomastix contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Contomastix.
Teiidae is a family of autarchoglossan lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both families comprise the Teiioidea. The Teiidae includes several parthenogenic species – a mode of clonal reproduction. Presently, the Teiidae consists of approximately 150 species in eighteen genera.
Amphiglossus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.
Ophiomorus is a genus of Old World skinks.
Ameiva, commonly called jungle-runners, is a genus of whiptail lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.
Callopistes is a lizard genus in the family Teiidae. It includes two extant species, which are native to Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
Cnemidophorus is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Species in the genus Cnemidophorus are commonly referred to as whiptail lizards or racerunners. The genus is endemic to South America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Dicrodon is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Commonly known as desert tegus, there are three described species.
Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados.
Teius is a genus of lizard that belongs to the family Teiidae.
Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
Ecpleopus is a genus of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus contains only one species, Ecpleopus gaudichaudii, which is endemic to Brazil.
Neusticurus is a genus of gymnophthalmid lizards endemic to northern South America. They are often found near streams and are semi-aquatic. Some species formerly included in this genus are now placed in Potamites, which also are semi-aquatic inhabitants of South America.
Tomodon is a genus of colubrid snakes, which are endemic to South America. The genus contains three species.
The Argentine black and white tegu, also called commonly the Argentine giant tegu, the black and white tegu, the huge tegu, and in Spanish as the lagarto overo is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is the largest of the "tegu lizards". It is an omnivorous species which inhabits the tropical rain forests, savannas, and semi-deserts of eastern and central South America.
Urotheca is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to the New World.
Stegonotus is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.
Antillotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Pholidoscelis is a genus of lizards that belongs to the family Teiidae.
Garthia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as marked geckos, in the family Phyllodactylidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Contomastix lacertoides, Bibron's whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Uruguay and Brazil.
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