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Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


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








Genus
Euspondylus

Sun Tejus

Sonnentejus

Soltejuer

1845 Euspondylus Tschudi (type species: Euspondylus maculatus Tschudi 1845)
Contents: 10 species, of which 8 (80.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included several other species (brevifrontalis, chasqui, josyi, leucostictus, oreades, rahmi, spinalis, stenolepis), now assigned to other genera (Anadia, Proctoporus, Riolama, Ptychoglossus, Wilsonosaura), as well as another one, ocellifer, now regarded as a synonym of Pholidobolus affinis.
Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Euspondylus acutirostris

Sharp-nosed Sun Teju

Spitznasen-Sonnenteju

Spidssnudet Solteju

1862 Ecpleopus acutirostris Peters
Euspondylus acutirostris Boulenger 1885

Distribution: Venezuela.


Euspondylus auyanensis

Auyán Sun Teju

Auyán-Sonnenteju

Auyán-solteju

2009 Euspondylus auyanensis Myers, Fuenmayor & Jadin

Distribution: Venezuela.


Euspondylus caideni

Rio Occobamba Sun Teju

Rio Occobamba-Sonnenteju

Rio Occobamba-solteju

2003 Euspondylus caideni Köhler

Distribution: Peru.


Euspondylus excelsum

Canopy Sun Teju

Wipfel-Sonnenteju

Trækrone-solteju

2017 Euspondylus excelsum Chávez, Catenazzi & Venegas

Distribution: Peru.


Euspondylus guentheri

Sarayacú Sun Teju

Sarayacú-Sonnenteju

Sarayacú-solteju

1881 Ecpleopus guentheri O'Shaughnessy
Euspondylus guentheri Boulenger 1885

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.


Euspondylus maculatus

Spotted Sun Teju

Gefleckte Sonnenteju

Plettet Solteju

1845 Euspondylus maculatus Tschudi
Ecpleopus maculatus Peters 1862
1881 Ecpleopus fraseri O'Shaughnessy (Uzzell 1973; Kizirian 1996)

Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.


Euspondylus monsfumus

Sucre Sun Teju

Sucre-Sonnenteju

Sucre-solteju

2000 Euspondylus monsfumus Mijares-Urrutia, Señaris & Arends

Distribution: Venezuela.


Euspondylus nellycarrillae

Huánuco Sun Teju

Huánuco-Sonnenteju

Huánuco-solteju

2004 Euspondylus nellycarrillae Köhler & Lehr

Distribution: Peru.


Euspondylus paxcorpus

Ulcuran Sun Teju

Ulcuran-Sonnenteju

Ulcuran-solteju

2015 Euspondylus paxcorpus Doan & Adams

Distribution: Peru.


Euspondylus simonsii

Puntoyacu Sun Teju

Puntoyacu-Sonnenteju

Puntoyacu-solteju

1901 Euspondylus Simonsii Boulenger

Distribution: Peru.