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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 Gelanesaurus
Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae








Genus
Gelanesaurus

Short-tailed Water Tejus

Kurzschwanz-Wassertejus

Korthalede Vandtejuer

2016 Gelanesaurus Torres-Carvajal, Lobos, Venegas, Chávez, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Zurita & Echevarría (type species: Neusticurus ecpleopus cochranae Burt & Burt 1931)
Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The members of this genus were previously included in Potamites (e.g., Doan & Castoe 2005; Altamirano-Bemavides, Zaher, Lobo, Grazziotin, Nunes & Rodrigues 2013).
Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador.

Gelanesaurus cochranae

Sumaco Water Teju

Sumaco-Wasserteju

Sumaco-vandteju

1931 Neusticurus ecpleopus cochranae Burt & Burt
Neusticurus cochranae Uzzell 1966
Potamites cochranae Doan & Castoe 2005
Gelanesaurus cochranae Torres-Carvajal, Lobos, Venegas, Chávez, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Zurita & Echevarría 2016

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador.


Gelanesaurus flavogularis

Yellow-throated Water Teju

Gelbkehl-Wasserteju

Gulstrubet Vandteju

2013 Potamites flavogularis Altamirano-Bemavides, Zaher, Lobo, Grazziotin, Nunes & Rodrigues
Gelanesaurus flavogularis Torres-Carvajal, Lobos, Venegas, Chávez, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Zurita & Echevarría 2016

Distribution: Ecuador.