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
Oreosaurus
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Northern Highland Spectacled Tejus
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Nördliche Hochland-Brillentejus
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Nordlige Højlandsbrilletejuer
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Oreosaurus Peters (type species: Ecpleopus luctuosus Peters 1862, by subsequent designation by Burt & Burt 1931) |
Contents:
7 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of
Proctoporus
(e.g., Andersson 1914; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970) or, more recently, of
Riama
(e.g., Doan & Castoe 2005).
Revalidated by Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy (2017).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad),
Venezuela.
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Oreosaurus achlyens
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Aragua Highland Teju
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Aragua-Hochland-Brillenteju
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Aragua-højlandsbrilleteju
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1958 | |
Proctoporus achlyens Uzzell |
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Riama achlyens Doan & Castoe 2005 |
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Oreosaurus achlyens Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Oreosaurus bisbali
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Turimiquire Highland Teju
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Turimiquire-Hochland-Brillenteju
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Turimiquire-højlandsbrilleteju
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Oreosaurus bisbali Rivas, Sales Nunes, Baran, Jowers, Smith, Hernández-Morales & Schargel |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Oreosaurus luctuosus
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Venezuelan Highland Teju
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Venezuelanische Hochland-Brillenteju
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Venezuelansk Højlandsbrilleteju
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Ecpleopus luctuosus Peters |
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Proctoporus luctuosus Burt & Burt 1933 |
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Riama luctuosa Doan & Castoe 2005 |
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Oreosaurus luctuosus Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi
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Abakapá Tepui Smooth-scaled Lizard
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Abakapá-Seidenteju
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Abakapá-glansteju
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Anadia mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas |
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Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Oreosaurus rhodogaster
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Red-bellied Highland Teju
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Rotbauch-Hochland-Brillenteju
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Rødbuget Højlandsbrilleteju
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Riama rhodogaster Rivas, Schargel & Meik |
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Oreosaurus rhodogaster Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017 |
Distribution:
Venezuela.
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Oreosaurus serranus
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Sierra Nevada Highland Teju
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Sierra-Nevada-Hochland-Brillenteju
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Sierra Nevada-højlandsbrilleteju
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Oreosaurus serranus Sánchez-Pacheco, Sales-Nunes, Marques-Souza, Rodrigues & Murphy |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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Oreosaurus shrevei
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Trinidad Highland Teju
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Trinidad-Hochland-Brillenteju
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Trinidad-højlandsbrilleteju
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Proctoporus shrevei Parker |
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Riama shrevei Doan & Castoe 2005 |
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Oreosaurus shrevei Sánchez-Pacheco, Torres-Carvajal, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Nunes, Verrastro, Rivas, Rodrigues, Grant & Murphy 2017 |
Distribution:
Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad).
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