Ameivula
{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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| image=Ameivula ocellifera in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park - ZooKeys-246-051-g005-H.jpeg
|image_caption = Ameivula ocellifera in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão State, northeastern Brazil. Photo by J. P. Miranda.
| taxon = Ameivula
| authority= Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012
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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.
Species
The following 11 species, listed alphabetically, are recognized as being valid.{{EMBL genus|genus=Ameivula}} www.reptile-database.org.
- Ameivula abalosi {{small|(Cabrera, 2012)}}
- Ameivula apipensis {{small|Arias, Recoder, Álvarez, Etchepare, Quipildor, Lobo & Rodrigues, 2018}}
- Ameivula cipoensis {{small|Arias, Carvalho, Zaher & Rodrigues, 2014}}
- Ameivula confusioniba {{small|(Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher, 2011)}}
- Ameivula jalapensis {{small|(Colli, Giugliano, Mesquita & França, 2009)}}
- Ameivula mumbuca {{small|(Colli et al., 2003)}}
- Ameivula nativo {{small|(Rocha, Bergallo & Peccinini-Seale, 1997)}}
- Ameivula nigrigula {{small|(Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher, 2011)}}
- Ameivula ocellifera {{small|(Spix, 1825)}} – Spix's whiptail
- Ameivula pyrrhogularis {{small|(Basto da Silva & Ávila-Pires, 2013)}}
- Ameivula xacriaba {{small|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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Further reading
- 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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Category:Taxa named by Michael B. Harvey
Category:Taxa named by Gabriel N. Ugueto
Category:Taxa named by Ronald L. Gutberlet Jr.
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