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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 Teiidae
Bibliography of the genus Medopheos
Biodiversity of the family Teiidae








Genus
Medopheos

Ecuadorian Spurred Ameiva

Ecuadorianische Spornameiva

Ecuadoriansk Sporeameiva

2012 Medopheos Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet (type species: Ameiva edracantha Bocourt 1874)
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The single species of this genus was previously included in Ameiva. This generic taxonomic arrangement was considered unwarranted by Giugliano, Nogueira, Valdujo, Collevatti & Colli (2013). Validity of Medopheos supported by Tucker, Colli, Giugliano, Hedges, Hendry, Lemmon, Lemmon, Sites & Pyron (2016).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Medopheos edracanthus

Ecuadorian Spurred Ameiva

Ecuadorianische Spornameiva

Ecuadoriansk Sporeameiva

1874 Ameiva edracantha Bocourt
Medopheos edracanthus Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012

Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.