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: | 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
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- ^ 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)". Zootaxa 3459 (1): 1–156. (Ameivula, new genus).