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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: January 31st, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Anguidae
Bibliography of the genus Sauresia
Biodiversity of the family Anguidae








Genus
Sauresia

Long-headed Four-toed Forest Lizard

Langkopf-Vierzehen-Ringelschleiche

Langhovedet Firtået Ringøgle

1852 Sauresia Gray (type species: Sauresia sepsoides Gray 1852; syn. Powell & Henderson 1996)
1863 Embryopus Weinland (type species: Embryopus habichii Weinland 1863; syn. Schools & Hedges 2021)
Contents: 8 species, which are all endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Celestus (e.g., Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996). Revalidated by Wiens & Slingluff (2001), supported by Schools & Hedges (2021).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Sauresia agramma

Denfer Four-toed Forest Lizard

Denfer-Vierzehen-Ringelschleiche

Firtået Denfer-ringøgle

2024 Sauresia agramma Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of sepsoides (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti.





Sauresia cayemitae

Cayemite Four-toed Forest Lizard

Cayemite-Ringelschleiche

Cayemite-ringøgle

2024 Sauresia cayemitae Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of sepsoides (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti (incl. Ile Grande Cayemite).





Sauresia gracilis

Slender Four-toed Forest Lizard

Schlanke Vierzehen-Ringelschleiche

Slank Firtået Ringøgle

2024 Sauresia gracilis Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of sepsoides (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti.





Sauresia habichii

Stout Four-toed Forest Lizard

Jérémie-Ringelschleiche

Jérémie-ringøgle

1863 Embryopus habichii Weinland
Sauresia habichii Schools & Hedges 2024

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of sepsoides (e.g. Cochran 1941). Revalidated as a separate species by Schools & Hedges (2024).
Distribution: Haiti.





Sauresia manicula

Small-footed Four-toed Forest Lizard

Kleinfuß-Vierzehen-Ringelschleiche

Småfodet Firtået Ringøgle

2024 Sauresia manicula Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of sepsoides (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti.





Sauresia pangnolae

Pangnol Four-toed Forest Lizard

Pangnol-Ringelschleiche

Pangnol-ringøgle

2024 Sauresia pangnolae Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of sepsoides (e.g., Schools & Hedges 2021).
Distribution: Haiti.





Sauresia sepsoides

Eastern Four-toed Forest Lizard, (Long-headed Four-toed Forest Lizard, Common Four-toed Forest Lizard, Hispaniolan Four-toed Galliwasp)

Langkopf-Vierzehen-Ringelschleiche

Langhovedet Firtået Ringøgle

1852 Sauresia sepsoides Gray
Diploglossus sepsoides Underwood 1959
Celestus sepsoides Hedges 1996
1885 Sauresia sepoides Boulenger [substitute name for Sauresia sepsoides Gray 1852] (Wermuth 1969)

Remarks: Previously included the populations now assigned to agramma, cayemitae, gracilis, habichii, manicula, pangnolae, and synoria.
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti (incl. Ile de la Gonâve).


Sauresia synoria

Pedernales Four-toed Forest Lizard, Borderland Four-toed Forest Lizard

Pedernales-Ringelschleiche

Pedernales-ringøgle

2024 Sauresia synoria Schools & Hedges

Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of sepsoides.
Distribution: Dominican Republic, Haiti.