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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 Rhachisaurus
Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae








Genus
Rhachisaurus

Espinhaço Mountains Spectacled Teju

Espinhaço-Brillenteju

Espinhaço-brilleteju

2001 Rhachisaurus Pellegrino, Rodrigues, Yonenaga-Yassuda & Sites (type species: Anotosaura brachylepis Dixon 1974)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: As for the single species.

Rhachisaurus brachylepis

Espinhaço Mountains Spectacled Teju

Espinhaço-Brillenteju

Espinhaço-brilleteju

1974 Anotosaura brachylepis Dixon
Rhachisaurus brachylepis Pellegrino, Rodrigues, Yonenaga-Yassuda & Sites 2001

Remarks: There is a single specimen recorded from Serra dos Carajás in Para, which is c. 1,400 km from other records of the species, all in Minas Gerais. Since there are no other records from Para, the specimen may have been mislabeled, and the record is regarded as unconfirmed (Gomides, Teixeira Junior, Leal, Thomassen, Cassimiro, Sousa Recoder, Arruda Pinto, Rodrigues & Fortes Leite 2020).
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais).