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Genus
Anadia

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Smooth-scaled Spectacled Tejus, (Anadias)
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Seidentejus
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Glanstejuer
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1845 |  |
Anadia Gray (type species: Anadia ocellata Gray 1845) |
1846 |  |
Argalia Gray (type species: Argalia marmorata Gray 1846; syn. Oftedal 1974) |
1862 |  |
Xestosaurus Peters (type species: Ecpleopus bogotensis Peters 1862; syn. Oftedal 1974) |
1875 |  |
Chalcidolepis Cope (type species: Chalcidolepis metallicus Cope 1875; syn. Oftedal 1974) |
Contents:
19 species, of which 13 (68.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
and
Riama antioqensis.
Distribution:
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Guyana,
Panama,
Venezuela.
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Anadia altaserrania

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Magdalena Smooth-scaled Teju
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Magdalena-Seidenteju
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Magdalena-glansteju
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1987 |  |
Anadia altaserrania Harris & Ayala |

Remarks:
Formally described as a new species by Harris & Ayala (1987), although listed already by Ayala (1986).
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Anadia bitaeniata

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Two-striped Smooth-scaled Teju
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Zweistreifen-Seidenteju
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Tostribet Glansteju
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1903 |  |
Anadia bitaeniata Boulenger |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia blakei

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Turumiquire Smooth-scaled Teju
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Turumiquire-Seidenteju
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Turumiquire-glansteju
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1932 |  |
Anadia blakei Schmidt |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia bogotensis

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Bogota Smooth-scaled Teju
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Bogota-Seidenteju
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Bogota-glansteju
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1862 |  |
Ecpleopus Bogotensis Peters |
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Anadia bogotensis Boulenger 1885 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Anadia brevifrontalis

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Short-headed Smooth-scaled Teju
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Kurzkopf-Seidenteju
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Korthovedet Glansteju
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1903 |  |
Euspondylus brevifrontalis Boulenger |
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Anadia brevifrontalis Oftedal 1974 |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia buenaventura

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Buenaventura Smooth-scaled Teju
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Buenaventura-Seidenteju
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Buenaventura-glansteju
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2018 |  |
Anadia buenaventura Betancourt, Reyes-Puig, Lobosc, Yánez-Muñoz & Torres-Carvajal |

Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Anadia bumanguesa

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Santander Smooth-scaled Teju
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Santander-Seidenteju
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Santander-glansteju
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2004 |  |
Anadia bumanguesa Rueda-Almonacid & Rances-Caicedo |

Remarks:
Possibly a synonym of steyeri (Rivas, Nunes, Dixon, Schargel, Caicedo, Barros, Camargo & Barrio-Amoros 2012).
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Anadia escalerae

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Bolivar Smooth-scaled Teju
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Bolivar-Seidenteju
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Bolivar-glansteju
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2009 |  |
Anadia escalerae Myers, Fuenmayor & Jadin |

Remarks:
Kuijpers (2024)
did not mention this or any other species of this genus for Guyana, although "A. cf. escalerae" was reported by Kok, Means & Rivas (2013).
Distribution:
Guyana,
Venezuela.
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Anadia hobarti

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Trujillo Smooth-scaled Teju
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Trujillo-Seidenteju
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Trujillo-glansteju
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1990 |  |
Anadia hobarti La Marca & Garcia-Perez |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia hollandi

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Mesenia-Paramillo Smooth-scaled Teju
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Mesenia-Paramillo-Seidenteju
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Mesenia-Paramillo-glansteju
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2022 |  |
Anadia hollandi Amézquita, Daza, Barragán Contreras, Orejuela, Barrientos & Mazariegos H. |

Distribution:
Colombia.
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Anadia marmorata

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Spotted Smooth-scaled Teju
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Marmor-Seidenteju
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Marmoreret Glansteju
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1846 |  |
Argalia marmorata Gray |
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Ecpleopus marmoratus Peters 1862 |
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Leposoma marmoratum Cope 1885 |
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Anadia marmorata Oftedal 1974 |
1847 |  |
Argalia olivacea Gray (Oftedal 1974) |
1856 |  |
Gerrhonotus poecilochlus Lichtenstein (Oftedal 1974) |
1963 |  |
Anadia duquei Lancini (Oftedal 1974) |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia ocellata

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Ocellated Smooth-scaled Teju, Bromeliad Lizard
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Gefleckte Seidenteju
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Plettet Glansteju
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1845 |  |
Anadia ocellata Gray |
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Ecpleopus ocellatus Peters 1862 |
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Leposoma ocellatum Cope 1885 |
1875 |  |
Chalcidolepis metallicus Cope (Oftedal 1974) |
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Anadia metallica Günther 1902 |
1955 |  |
Anadia metallica arborea Taylor (Oftedal 1974) |
1955 |  |
Anadia metallica attenuata Taylor (Oftedal 1974) |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Panama.
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Anadia pamplonensis

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Pamplona Smooth-scaled Teju
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Pamplona-Seidenteju
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Pamplona-glansteju
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1944 |  |
Anadia pamplonensis Dunn |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of bitaeniata (e.g., Donoso-Barros 1968; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) or pulchella (e.g., Oftedal 1974). Revalidated by Harris & Ayala (1987).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Anadia pariaensis

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Paria Smooth-scaled Teju
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Paria-Seidenteju
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Paria-glansteju
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1999 |  |
Anadia pariaensis Fuenmayor, La Marca & Oliveros |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia petersi

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Loja Smooth-scaled Teju
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Loja-Seidenteju
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Loja-glansteju
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1974 |  |
Anadia petersi Oftedal |

Distribution:
Ecuador.
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Anadia pulchella

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Santa Marta Smooth-scaled Teju
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Santa-Marta-Seidenteju
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Santa Marta-glansteju
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1926 |  |
Anadia pulchella Ruthven |

Distribution:
Colombia.
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Anadia rhombifera

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Rhombic Smooth-scaled Teju, (Diamond Anadia)
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Rhomben-Seidenteju
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Rude-glansteju
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1859 |  |
Cercosaurus rhombifer Günther |
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Ecpleopus rhombifer Peters 1862 |
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Leposoma rhombiferum Cope 1885 |
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Anadia rhombifera Boulenger 1885 |

Distribution:
Colombia,
Ecuador.
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Anadia steyeri

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Aragua Smooth-scaled Teju
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Aragua-Seidenteju
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Aragua-glansteju
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1914 |  |
Anadia steyeri Nieden |

Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Anadia vittata

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Chocó Smooth-scaled Teju
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Chocó-Seidenteju
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Chocó-glansteju
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1913 |  |
Anadia vittata Boulenger |
1926 |  |
Anadia angusticeps Parker (Oftedal 1974) |

Distribution:
Colombia
(incl.
Gorgona Island),
Panama.
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