Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates 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 Vanzosaura Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae Genus Vanzosaura Red-tailed Spectacled Tejus Rotschwanz-Brillentejus Rødhalede Brilletejuer 1991 Vanzosaura Rodrigues (type species: Gymnophthalmus rubricauda Boulenger 1902) Contents: 3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Tocantins), Paraguay. Vanzosaura multiscutata Northern Red-tailed Spectacled Teju Nördliche Rotschwanz-Brillenteju Nordlig Rødhaleteju 1932 Gymnophthalmus multiscutatus Amaral Vanzosaura multiscutata Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira, Colli, Sites & Rodrigues 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of rubricauda (e.g., Rodrigues 1991). Revalidated as a separate species by Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira, Colli, Sites & Rodrigues (2014). Distribution: Brazil (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe). Vanzosaura rubricauda Southern Red-tailed Spectacled Teju Südliche Rotschwanz-Brillenteju Sydlig Rødhaleteju 1902 Gymnophthalmus rubricauda Boulenger Vanzosaura rubricauda Rodrigues 1991 Remarks: Previously included multiscutatus and the populations now assigned to savanicola. Distribution: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul), Paraguay. Vanzosaura savanicola Cerrado Red-tailed Spectacled Teju Cerrado-Rotschwanz-Brillenteju Cerrado-rødhaleteju 2014 Vanzosaura savanicola Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira, Colli, Sites & Rodrigues Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Tocantins).