Ameivula is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Many species in the genus Ameivula were previously listed in the genus Cnemidophorus.
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| Ameivula ocellifera in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão State, northeastern Brazil. Photo by J. P. Miranda. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Ameivula Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012 |
Species
editThe following 11 species, listed alphabetically, are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Ameivula abalosi (Cabrera, 2012)
- Ameivula apipensis Arias, Recoder, Álvarez, Etchepare, Quipildor, Lobo & Rodrigues, 2018
- Ameivula cipoensis Arias, Carvalho, Zaher & Rodrigues, 2014
- Ameivula confusioniba (Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher, 2011)
- Ameivula jalapensis (Colli, Giugliano, Mesquita & França, 2009)
- Ameivula mumbuca (Colli et al., 2003)
- Ameivula nativo (Rocha, Bergallo & Peccinini-Seale, 1997)
- Ameivula nigrigula (Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher, 2011)
- Ameivula ocellifera (Spix, 1825) – Spix's whiptail
- Ameivula pyrrhogularis (Basto da Silva & Ávila-Pires, 2013)
- Ameivula xacriaba Arias, Teixeira Jr., Recoder, Carvalho, Zaher & Rodrigues, 2014
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ameivula.
References
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- ^ Genus Ameivula at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL Jr (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459 (1): 1–156. (Ameivula, new genus).
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