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
Contomastix
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Short-tailed Whiptails
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Kurzschwanz-Rennechsen
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Korthalede Piskehaletejuer
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Contomastix Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet (type species: Cnemidophorus vittatus Boulenger 1902) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 5 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Cnemidophorus.
This generic taxonomic arrangement was considered unwarranted by Giugliano, Nogueira, Valdujo, Collevatti & Colli (2013).
Validity of Contomastix supported by Tucker, Colli, Giugliano, Hedges, Hendry, Lemmon, Lemmon, Sites & Pyron (2016).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Bolivia,
Brazil
(Parana,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina),
Uruguay.
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Contomastix celata
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Argentinian Short-tailed Whiptail
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Argentinische Kurzschwanz-Rennechse
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Argentinsk Korthalet Piskehaleteju
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2019 | |
Cnemidophorus celata Cabrera, Carreira, Pietro & Rivera |
Distribution:
Argentina.
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Contomastix lacertoides
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Uruguayan Whiptail
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Uruguayische Rennechse
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Uruguayisk Piskehaleteju
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Cnemidophorus lacertoides Dumeril & Bibron |
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Ameiva lacertoides Burt 1931 |
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Contomastix lacertoides Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
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Cnemidophorus grandensis Cope (Cei 1993) |
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Cnemidophorus charrua Cabrera & Carreira (Borteiro, Kolenc, Prigioni, Lyra & Baldo 2013) |
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Contomastix charrua Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
Records from Bolivia (e.g., Dirksen, Ibisch, Köhler & Böhme 1995; Dirksen & Riva 1999) were based on misidentified
Teius teyou and
Ameiva ameiva (Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012).
Distribution:
Argentina,
Brazil
(Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina),
Uruguay.
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Contomastix leachei
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Jujuy Whiptail
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Jujuy-Rennechse
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Jujuy-piskehaleteju
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Cnemidophorus leachei Peracca |
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Contomastix leachei Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of lacertoides (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Maslin & Secoy 1986). Revalidated by Cei & Scrocchi (1991).
Distribution:
Argentina.
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Contomastix serrana
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Punilla Whiptail
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Punilla-Rennechse
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Punilla-piskehaleteju
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Cnemidophorus serranus Cei & Martori |
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Contomastix serrana Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of leachei by Wright (1993), but as a valid species by Cei (1993).
Distribution:
Argentina.
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Contomastix vacariensis
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Vacaria Whiptail
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Vacaria-Rennechse
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Vacaria-piskehaleteju
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Cnemidophorus vacariensis Feltrim & Lema |
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Contomastix vacariensis Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Distribution:
Brazil
(Parana,
Rio Grande do Sul,
Santa Catarina).
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Contomastix vittata
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Bolivian Striped Whiptail
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Bolivianische Rennechse
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Boliviansk Piskehaleteju
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Cnemidophorus vittatus Boulenger |
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Ameiva vittata Burt 1931 |
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Contomastix vittata Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 |
Remarks:
Some authors have placed vittatus in the genus
Ameiva (e.g., Burt 1931, Vance 1978).
Distribution:
Bolivia.
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