Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Ophiodes
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South American Glass Lizards, South American Snake Lizards
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Südamerikanische Glasschleichen
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Sydamerikanske Glasøgler
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1828 |  |
Ophiodes Wagler (type species: Pygopus striatus Spix 1825) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 2 (33.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The phylogeny of Pyron, Burbrink & Wiens (2013) indicated non-monophyly with respect to
Celestus and
Diploglossus.
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Espirito Santo,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Rio de Janeiro
[incl.
Ilha Grande Island],
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Rondonia,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Ophiodes enso
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Pelotas Glass Lizard
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Pelotas-Glasschleiche
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Pelotas-glasøgle
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Ophiodes enso Entiauspe-Neto, Marques-Quintela, Regnet, Teixeira, Silveira & Loebmann |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Rio Grande do Sul).
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Ophiodes fragilis
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Yacupoi Glass Lizard, Yacupoi Worm Lizard
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Yacupoi-Glasschleiche
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Yacupoi-glasøgle
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1820 | |
Seps fragilis Raddi |
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Ophiodes fragilis Martins 1998 |
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Ophiodes yacupoi Gallardo (Martins 1998) |
Remarks:
Hoogmoed & Gruber (1983) considered fragilis and striatus to belong to the same species, but fragilis was shown to be identical to the species previously known as yacupoi by Martins (1998) in an unpublished thesis, who synonymized yacupoi with fragilis (Avila, Martinez & Morando 2013).
Not mentioned for Mato Grosso do Sul by
Ferreira, Terra, Piatti, Delatorre, Strüssmann, Béda, Kawashita-Ribeiro, Landgref-Filho, Aoki, Campos, Souza, Ávila, Duleba, Martins, Rita & Albuquerque (2017).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Bahia,
Espirito Santo,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo),
Paraguay.
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Ophiodes intermedius
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Asunción Glass Lizard
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Asunción-Glasschleiche
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Asunción-glasøgle
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Ophiodes intermedius Boulenger |
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Ophiodes luciae
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Pale-striped Glass Lizard, (Lucy's Worm Lizard)
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Hellgestreifte Glasschleiche
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Lysstribet Glasøgle
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2015 | |
Ophiodes luciae Cacciali & Scott |
Distribution:
Paraguay.
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Ophiodes striatus
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Dark-striped Glass Lizard, (Striped Worm Lizard)
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Dunkelgestreifte Glasschleiche
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Mørkstribet Glasøgle
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1825 | |
Pygopus striatus Spix |
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Ophiodes striatus Boulenger 1885 |
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1825 | |
Pygopus cariococca Spix (Boulenger 1885) |
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Ophiodes grilli Boulenger (Vanzolini 1948) |
Remarks:
Records from Para (Amaral 1949) and Amazonas (Cunha 1961) are regarded as erroneous (Avila-Pires 1995). See remarks under fragilis.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Alagoas,
Bahia,
Ceara,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Parana,
Pernambuco,
Rio Grande do Norte,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina,
Sao Paulo,
Sergipe),
Paraguay,
Uruguay.
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Ophiodes vertebralis
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Uruguayan Glass Lizard, (Jointed Worm Lizard)
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Uruguayische Glasschleiche
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Uruguayisk Glasøgle
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Ophiodes vertebralis Bocourt |
Remarks:
The only Brazilian record, from Rio Grande do Sul (e.g., Lema 1994), refer to enso (Costa & Bérnils 2015 [by implication, as "undescribed species"]; Entiauspe-Neto, Marques-Quintela, Regnet, Teixeira, Silveira & Loebmann 2017).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Uruguay.
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