Oreosaurus
Oreosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is found in South America.
| Oreosaurus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Oreosaurus Boettger, 1891 |
Species
The genus Oreosaurus contains 6 species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Oreosaurus achlyens (Uzzell, 1958)
- Oreosaurus luctuosus (Peters, 1863) - lightbulb lizard
- Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas, 2011
- Oreosaurus rhodogaster Rivas, Schargel, & Meik, 2005
- Oreosaurus serranus Sanchez-Pacheco, Sales-Nunes, Marques-Souza, Rodrigues, & Murphy, 2017
- Oreosaurus shrevei (Parker, 1935) - Shreve's lightbulb lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Oreosaurus.
References
- "Oreosaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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