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
Bachia
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Earless Tejus, Earless Worm Lizards, (Worm Lizards)
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Wühltejus
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Muldvarpetejuer
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1790 |  |
Chalcides Bonaterre [not Chalcides Laurenti 1768 (Reptilia: Scincidae)] (type species: Chalcides flavescens Bonnaterre 1789; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1820 | |
Chalcis Merrem [not Chalcis Fabricius 1787] (type species: Chalcides tridactylus Daudin 1802; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1820 | |
Colobus Merrem [not Colobus Illiger 1811] (type species: Chalcides monodactylus Daudin 1802; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1826 | |
Brachypus Fitzinger [not Brachypus Meyer 1814 (Aves); not Swainson 1824] (type species: Brachypus cuvieri Fitzinger 1826; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1843 | |
Cophias Fitzinger [not Cophias Merrem 1820] (type species: Chalcides Dorbignyi Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1844 | |
Microdactylus (Tschudi MS) Agassiz [not Microdactylus Fitzinger 1843 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae); not Microdactylus Geoffroy 1809 (Aves)] (Dixon 1973) |
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1845 | |
Bachia Gray (type species: Chalcides Dorbignyi Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
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1868 | |
Ophiognomon Cope (type species: Ophiognomon trisanale Cope 1868; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1871 | |
Hapalolepis Peters (type species: Chalcides Abendrothii Peters 1871; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1874 | |
Propus Cope [not Propus Oken 1816 (nomen rejectum)] (type species: Propus vermiformis Cope 1874; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1883 | |
Herpetochalcis Boettger (type species: Herpetochalcis heteropus Boettger 1883; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1885 | |
Scolecosaurus Boulenger (type species: Brachypus cuvieri Fitzinger 1826; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1896 | |
Heteroclonium Cope (type species: Heteroclonium bicolor Cope 1896; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1896 | |
Sesquipes Cope (type species: Chalcides heteropus Lichtenstein 1856; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1900 | |
Anisoclonium Cope (type species: none designated; syn. Dixon 1973) |
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1935 | |
Apatelus Amaral [not Apatelus Mulsant & Rey 1860] (type species: Apatelus bresslaui Amaral 1935; syn. Dixon 1973) |
Contents:
34 species, of which 18 (52.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Other common names:
Ophiognomon: Snake Tejus
Distribution:
S. Central America, South America, West Indies (Lesser Antilles).
Reported from:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre,
Amapa,
Amazonas,
Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
French Guiana,
Grenada,
Guyana,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island),
Surinam,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago,
Trinidad),
Venezuela
(incl.
Margarita).
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Bachia alleni
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Grenada Earless Teju
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Grenada-Wühlteju
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Grenada-graveteju
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1914 | |
Scolecosaurus alleni Barbour |
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Bachia alleni Vanzolini 1961 |
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Bachia heteropa alleni Dixon 1973 |
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1933 | |
Scolecosaurus alleni parviceps Barbour (syn. Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers 2019) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of heteropa (e.g., Dixon 1973; Midtgaard 2019).
Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006) and Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016) suggested that alleni might deserve status as a
separate species.
Validity as a separate species confirmed by Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers (2019).
Distribution:
Grenada,
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
(incl.
Union Island).
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Bachia barbouri
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Perico Earless Teju
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Perico-Wühlteju
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Perico-graveteju
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1931 | |
Bachia barbouri Burt & Burt |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Bachia beebei
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Caripito Earless Teju
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Caripito-Wühlteju
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Caripito-graveteju
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2019 | |
Bachia beebei Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Bachia bicolor
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Two-coloured Earless Teju
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Zweifarbige Wühlteju
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Tofarvet Graveteju
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1896 | |
Heteroclonium bicolor Cope |
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Bachia bicolor Ruthven 1922 |
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1869 | |
Chirotes diglossis Saenz [nomen rejectum] (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1988): Opinion 1482) |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Bachia blairi
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Chiriqui Earless Teju
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Chiriqui-Wühlteju
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Chiriqui-graveteju
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1940 | |
Scolecosaurus blairi Dunn |
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Bachia blairi Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of pallidiceps by Dixon (1973). Revalidated by McDiarmid & DeWeese (1977).
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
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Bachia bresslaui
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São Paulo Earless Teju
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Sao-Paulo-Wühlteju
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São Paulo-graveteju
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1935 | |
Apatelus bresslaui Amaral |
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Bachia bresslaui Vanzolini 1961 |
Remarks:
Presence in Sao Paulo, where it is known from a single specimen, needs confirmation (Rodrigues, Camacho, Nunes, Recoder, Teixeira, Valdujo, Ghellere, Mott & Nogueira 2008).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Distrito Federal,
Goias,
Mato Grosso,
Mato Grosso do Sul,
Minas Gerais,
Sao Paulo,
Tocantins),
Paraguay.
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Bachia cacerensis
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Cáceres Earless Teju
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Cáceres-Wühlteju
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Cáceres-graveteju
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1998 | |
Bachia cacerensis Castrillon & Strussmann |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Goias,
Mato Grosso).
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Bachia didactyla
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Two-toed Earless Teju
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Zweizehen-Wühlteju
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Totået Graveteju
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2011 | |
Bachia didactyla de Freitas, Strüssmann, de Carvalho, Kawashita-Ribeiro & Mott |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Rondonia).
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Bachia dorbignyi
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Bolivian Earless Teju
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Bolivianische Wühlteju
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Boliviansk Graveteju
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1839 | |
Chalcides Dorbignyi Dumeril & Bibron |
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Bachia dorbignyi Gray 1845 |
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Cophias dorbignyi Boulenger 1885 |
Remarks:
Reported to occur in Paraguay by some authors (e.g., Dixon 1973; Avila-Pires 1995), but Cacciali, Scott, Aquino-Ortiz, Fitzgerald & Smith (2016) did not include the
species in their checklist of the reptiles of the country.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Mato Grosso,
Rondonia),
Peru.
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Bachia flavescens
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Guiana Earless Teju
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Guiana-Wühlteju
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Guiana-graveteju
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1789 | |
Chalcides flavescens Bonnaterre |
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Cophias flavescens Boulenger 1885 |
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Bachia flavescens Ruthven 1922 |
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1801 | |
Chamaesaura cophias Schneider (syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Dixon 1973; Avila-Pires 1995) |
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1802 | |
Chamaesaura tridactylus Daudin (syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Dixon 1973; Avila-Pires 1995) |
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1839 | |
Chalcides schlegeli Duméril & Bibron (syn. Dixon 1973; Avila-Pires 1995) |
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Bachia schlegeli Brongersma 1946 |
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1887 | |
Cophias boettgeri Boulenger (syn. Dixon 1973; Avila-Pires 1995) |
Remarks:
Previously included monodactylus and parkeri.
Hoogmoed (1973) regarded cophias as a separate species and monodactylus as its synonym.
Avila-Pires (1995) placed both forms in the synonymy of flavescens.
Peters & Donoso-Barros (1970) and Marca (1997) listed schlegeli as a valid species.
Kizirian & McDiarmid (1998) regarded flavescens as a species complex.
Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016) revalidated monodactylus and parkeri, but did not mention cophias.
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa,
Amazonas,
Mato Grosso,
Para
[incl.
Marajo Island],
Rondonia,
Roraima),
Colombia,
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Bachia geralista
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Minas Gerais Earless Teju
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Minas Gerais-Wühlteju
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Minas Gerais-graveteju
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2013 | |
Bachia geralista Teixeira, Recoder, Camacho, Sena, Navas & Rodrigues |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Bahia,
Minas Gerais).
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Bachia guianensis
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Bolivar Earless Teju
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Bolivar-Wühlteju
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Bolivar-graveteju
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1977 | |
Bachia guianensis Hoogmoed & Dixon |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Bachia heteropa
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Laguaira Earless Teju, Common Ground Puppy
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Laguaira-Wühlteju
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Laguaira-graveteju
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1856 | |
Chalcides heteropus Lichtenstein |
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Bachia heteropus Garman 1892 |
Remarks:
Previously included alleni, lineata, marcelae, and trinitatis.
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Bachia huallagana
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San Martin Earless Teju
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San Martin-Wühlteju
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San Martin-graveteju
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1973 | |
Bachia huallagana Dixon |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Bachia intermedia
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Cajamarca Earless Teju
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Cajamarca-Wühlteju
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Cajamarca-graveteju
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1921 | |
Bachia intermedia Noble |
Distribution:
Peru.
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Bachia lineata
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Duaca Earless Teju
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Duaca-Wühlteju
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Duaca-graveteju
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1903 | |
Bachia lineata Boulenger |
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Bachia heteropa lineata Dixon 1973 |
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1929 | |
Bachia anomala Roux (syn. Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers 2019) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of heteropa (e.g., Dixon 1973).
Revalidated as a separate species by Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers (2019).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Bachia marcelae
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La Luz Earless Teju
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La-Luz-Wühlteju
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La Luz-graveteju
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1964 | |
Bachia marcelae Donoso-Barros & Garrido |
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Bachia lineata marcelae Donoso-Barros 1969 |
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Bachia heteropa marcelae Dixon 1973 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or synonym of lineata (e.g., Donoso-Barros 1969) or heteropa (e.g., Dixon 1973).
Revalidated as a separate species by Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers (2019).
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Bachia micromela
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Guaraí Earless Teju
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Guarai-Wühlteju
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Guarai-graveteju
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2007 | |
Bachia micromela Rodrigues, Pavan & Curcio |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Tocantins).
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Bachia monodactyla
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One-toed Earless Teju
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Einzehige Wühlteju
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Entået Graveteju
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1802 | |
Chalcides monodactylus Daudin |
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1802 | |
Chamaesaura tridactylus Daudin (syn. Dixon 1973; Avila-Pires 1995) |
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1820 | |
Colobus daudini Merrem [substitute name for Chalcides monodactylus Daudin 1802] |
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1872 | |
Chalcides trilineatus Peters (syn. Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) |
Remarks:
Previously included parkeri.
Hoogmoed (1973) regarded cophias (see flavescens) as a separate species and monodactylus as its synonym.
Avila-Pires (1995) placed both forms in the synonymy of flavescens.
Kizirian & McDiarmid (1998) regarded flavescens as a species complex.
Revalidated by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016), but without comments regarding the taxon cophias.
Not mentioned by Kuijpers (2024).
Distribution:
French Guiana,
Guyana,
Surinam,
Venezuela.
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Bachia oxyrhina
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Mateiros Earless Teju
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Mateiros-Wühlteju
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Mateiros-graveteju
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2008 | |
Bachia oxyrhina Rodrigues, Camacho, Nunes, Recoder, Teixeira, Valdujo, Ghellere, Mott & Nogueira |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Tocantins).
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Bachia pallidiceps
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Rio Truando Earless Teju
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Rio Truando-Wühlteju
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Rio Truando-graveteju
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1862 | |
Brachypus pallidiceps Cope |
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Bachia pallidiceps Vanzolini 1961 |
Distribution:
Colombia,
Panama.
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Bachia panoplia
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Manaus Earless Teju
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Manaus-Wühlteju
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Manaus-graveteju
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1965 | |
Bachia panoplia Thomas |
Remarks:
Records from Colombia (e.g., Dixon 1973; Ayala 1986; Avila-Pires 1995) are based on pyburni (Kizirian & McDiarmid 1998).
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas,
Para,
Roraima).
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Bachia parkeri
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Chenapowu River Earless Teju
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Chenapowu-Wühlteju
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Chenapowu-graveteju
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1925 | |
Bachia parkeri Ruthven |
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Bachia monodactylus parkeri Kohlsdorf & Wagner 2006 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of flavescens (e.g., Avila-Pires 1995).
Kizirian & McDiarmid (1998) regarded flavescens as a species complex.
Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006) suggested that parkeri might deserve revalidation as a separate species, which was confirmed by
Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Not mentioned for Guyana by Kuijpers (2024).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Guyana,
Venezuela.
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Bachia peruana
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Peruvian Earless Teju
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Peruvianische Wühlteju
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Peruviansk Graveteju
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1900 | |
Cophias peruanus Werner |
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Bachia peruana Ruthven 1925 |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Acre,
Amazonas),
Peru.
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Bachia psamophila
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Porto Nacional Earless Teju
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Porto Nacional-Wühlteju
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Porto Nacional-graveteju
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2007 | |
Bachia psamophila Rodrigues, Pavan & Curcio |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Tocantins).
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Bachia pyburni
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Yapima Earless Teju
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Yapima-Wühlteju
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Yapima-graveteju
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1998 | |
Bachia pyburni Kizirian & McDiarmid |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amazonas),
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Bachia remota
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Tumucumaque Earless Teju
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Tumucumaque-Wühlteju
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Tumucumaque-graveteju
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2016 | |
Bachia remota Ribeiro-Júnior, Silva & Lima |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Amapa).
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Bachia scaea
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Rondonian Earless Teju
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Rondonia-Wühlteju
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Rondonia-graveteju
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2013 | |
Bachia scaea Teixeira, Vechio, Nunes, Neto, Lobo, Storti, Gaiga, Dias & Rodrigues |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Acre,
Rondonia).
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Bachia scolecoides
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Mato Grosso Earless Teju
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Mato-Grosso-Wühlteju
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Mato Grosso-graveteju
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1961 | |
Bachia scolecoides Vanzolini |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Mato Grosso,
Para).
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Bachia talpa
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Santa Marta Earless Teju
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Santa Marta-Wühlteju
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Santa Marta-graveteju
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1925 | |
Bachia talpa Ruthven |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Bachia trinitatis
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Trinidad Earless Teju
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Trinidad-Wühlteju
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Trinidad-graveteju
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1914 | |
Scolecosaurus trinitatis Barbour |
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Bachia trinitatis Vanzolini 1961 |
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Bachia alleni trinitatis Thomas 1965 |
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Bachia heteropa trinitatis Dixon 1973 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of alleni (e.g., Thomas 1965) or of heteropa (e.g., Dixon 1973).
Kohlsdorf & Wagner (2006) and Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016) suggested that trinitatis might deserve status as a
separate species.
Validity as a separate species confirmed by Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers (2019).
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad,
Bocas Islands,
Tobago,
Little Tobago Island).
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Bachia trisanale
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Striped Earless Teju
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Gestreifte Wühlteju
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Stribet Graveteju
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1868 | |
Ophiognomon trisanale Cope |
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Bachia trisanale Dixon 1973 |
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1871 | |
Chalcides abendrothii Peters (syn. Dixon 1973) |
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Ophiognomon abendrothii Boulenger 1885 |
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Bachia trisanale abendrothii Dixon 1973 |
Remarks:
Includes two subspecies (trisanale, abendrothii), previously regarded as separate species and placed in a separate genus, Ophiognomon, along with vermiforme.
Distribution:
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Acre),
Ecuador,
Peru.
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Bachia vermiforme
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Brown Earless Teju
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Braune Wühlteju
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Brun Graveteju
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1874 | |
Propus vermiformis Cope |
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Ophiognomon vermiforme Boulenger 1885 |
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Bachia trisanale vermiformis Dixon 1973 |
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Bachia vermiforme Dixon & Soini 1975 |
Remarks:
Not listed by Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016).
Distribution:
Peru.
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Bachia whitei
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Tobago Earless Teju
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Tobago-Wühlteju
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Tobago-graveteju
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2019 | |
Bachia whitei Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzée & Jowers |
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Tobago).
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