Euspondylus
Genus of lizards
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Euspondylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
| Euspondylus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Cercosaurini |
| Genus: | Euspondylus Tschudi, 1845 [1] |
Geographic range
The genus Euspondylus is endemic to northern South America.[2]
Species
The following 10 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Euspondylus acutirostris (W. Peters, 1863) – sharp-snouted sun tegu
- Euspondylus auyanensis Myers, G. Rivas & Jadin, 2009
- Euspondylus caideni G. Köhler, 2003
- Euspondylus excelsum Chávez, Catenazzi & Venegas, 2017
- Euspondylus guentheri (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) – Günther's sun tegu
- Euspondylus maculatus Tschudi, 1845 – spotted sun tegu
- Euspondylus monsfumus Mijares-Urrutia, Señaris & Arends, 2001
- Euspondylus nellycarrillae G. Köhler & Lehr, 2004
- Euspondylus paxcorpus Doan & Adams, 2015[3]
- Euspondylus simonsii Boulenger, 1901 – Simons' sun tegu
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Euspondylus.
