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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Gymnophthalmidae
Bibliography of the genus Oreosaurus
Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae








Genus
Oreosaurus

Northern Highland Spectacled Tejus

Nördliche Hochland-Brillentejus

Nordlige Højlandsbrilletejuer

1862 Oreosaurus Peters (type species: Ecpleopus luctuosus Peters 1862, by subsequent designation by Burt & Burt 1931)
Contents: 7 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Proctoporus (e.g., Andersson 1914; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) or, more recently, of Riama (e.g., Doan & Castoe 2005). Revalidated by Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy (2017).
Distribution: Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad), Venezuela.

Oreosaurus achlyens

Aragua Highland Teju

Aragua-Hochland-Brillenteju

Aragua-højlandsbrilleteju

1958 Proctoporus achlyens Uzzell
Riama achlyens Doan & Castoe 2005
Oreosaurus achlyens Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017

Distribution: Venezuela.


Oreosaurus bisbali

Turimiquire Highland Teju

Turimiquire-Hochland-Brillenteju

Turimiquire-højlandsbrilleteju

2021 Oreosaurus bisbali Rivas, Sales Nunes, Baran, Jowers, Smith, Hernández-Morales & Schargel

Distribution: Venezuela.





Oreosaurus luctuosus

Venezuelan Highland Teju

Venezuelanische Hochland-Brillenteju

Venezuelansk Højlandsbrilleteju

1862 Ecpleopus luctuosus Peters
Proctoporus luctuosus Burt & Burt 1933
Riama luctuosa Doan & Castoe 2005
Oreosaurus luctuosus Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017

Distribution: Venezuela.


Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi

Abakapá Tepui Smooth-scaled Lizard

Abakapá-Seidenteju

Abakapá-glansteju

2011 Anadia mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas
Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017

Distribution: Venezuela.


Oreosaurus rhodogaster

Red-bellied Highland Teju

Rotbauch-Hochland-Brillenteju

Rødbuget Højlandsbrilleteju

2005 Riama rhodogaster Rivas, Schargel & Meik
Oreosaurus rhodogaster Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017

Distribution: Venezuela.


Oreosaurus serranus

Sierra Nevada Highland Teju

Sierra-Nevada-Hochland-Brillenteju

Sierra Nevada-højlandsbrilleteju

2017 Oreosaurus serranus Sánchez-Pacheco, Sales-Nunes, Marques-Souza, Rodrigues & Murphy

Distribution: Colombia.


Oreosaurus shrevei

Trinidad Highland Teju

Trinidad-Hochland-Brillenteju

Trinidad-højlandsbrilleteju

1935 Proctoporus shrevei Parker
Riama shrevei Doan & Castoe 2005
Oreosaurus shrevei Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017

Distribution: Trinidad & Tobago (Trinidad).