Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
July 22nd, 2024.
 
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Genus
Arthrosaura
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Creek Tejus
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Bachtejus
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Bæktejuer
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1885 |  |
Arthrosaura Boulenger (type species: Cercosaura reticulata O'Shaughnessy 1881) |
Contents:
7 species, of which 4 (57.1%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included two other species, guianensis and hoogmoedi, which were transferred to
Loxopholis
by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016) (now
L. pakaraima and
L. hoogmoedi).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Arthrosaura kockii
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Eastern Creek Teju
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Östliche Bachteju
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Østlig Bækteju
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1904 | |
Prionodactylus kochii Van Lidth |
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Arthrosaura kocki Brongersma 1928 |
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1923 | |
Arthrosaura dorsistriata Müller (Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1992) |
Remarks:
A record from Peru is considered doubtful (Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017).
Although stating that the species is unrecorded from Guyana, Kuijpers (2024) nevertheless plotted two localities in the distribution map, which were clearly within the country.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Mato Grosso,
Para),
French Guiana,
Surinam.
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Arthrosaura kockii
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Arthrosaura montigena
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Auyantepui Creek Teju
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Auyantepui-Bachteju
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Auyantepui-bækteju
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2008 | |
Arthrosaura montigena Myers & Donnelly |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Arthrosaura reticulata
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Western Creek Teju, Reticulated Creek Teju, Yellow-bellied Creek Teju
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Westliche Bachteju
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Vestlig Bækteju
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1881 | |
Cercosaura reticulata O'Shaughnessy |
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Arthrosaura reticulata Boulenger 1885 |
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Leposoma reticulatum Boulenger 1885 |
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1885 | |
Leposoma picticeps Cope (Harris 1994) |
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1967 | |
Arthrosaura amapaense Cunha (Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1992; Avila-Pires 1995) |
Remarks:
Previously included tyleri and versteegi. Arthrosaura amapaense was previously regarded as a synonym of versteegii (e.g., Hoogmoed 1973).
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Maranhao,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Peru,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Arthrosaura synaptolepis
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Neblina Mountains Creek Teju
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Neblina-Bachteju
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Neblina-bækteju
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1992 | |
Arthrosaura synaptolepis Donnelly, McDiarmid & Myers |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Arthrosaura testigensis
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Bolivar Creek Teju
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Bolivar-Bachteju
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Bolivar-bækteju
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1999 | |
Arthrosaura testigensis Gorzula & Señaris |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Arthrosaura tyleri
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Mount Duida Creek Teju
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Duida-Bachteju
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Duida-bækteju
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1931 | |
Pantodactylus tyleri Burt & Burt |
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Arthrosaura tyleri Ruibal 1952 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of reticulata (e.g., Cunha 1967; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Revalidated by Hoogmoed & Avila Pires (1992).
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Arthrosaura versteegii
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Cottica Mountains Creek Teju
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Cottica-Bachteju
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Cottica-bækteju
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1904 | |
Arthrosaura versteegii Van Lidth |
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Arthrosaura reticulata versteegii Brongersma 1935 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of reticulata.
Revalidated by Hoogmoed & Avila Pires (1992).
Reported (without exact locality) from Brazil (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970), but not mentioned by Costa & Bernils (2015).
Avila-Pires, Hoogmoed & Silva (2018) confirmed its presence in Para, Brazil.
Venezuelan records refer to montigena (Avila-Pires, Hoogmoed & Silva 2018).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Para),
French Guiana,
Surinam.
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