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Lizards (Sauria)

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Alopoglossus
Western Shade Tejus


Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Biodiversity of the family Alopoglossidae Bibliography of the family Alopoglossidae

Alopoglossidae

Fold-tongued Spectacled Tejus
Faltenzungen-Brillentejus oder -Zwergtejus     Foldtungede Brilletejuer




Contents: Endemicity:
1 genus which is not endemic  0% 100%
32 species of which 18 (56.3%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: Previously included in the family Teiidae (e.g., Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970; Goin, Goin & Zug 1978) or, more recently, in Gymnophthalmidae (e.g., Pellegrino, Rodrigues, Yonenaga-Yassuda & Sites 2001), formerly a subfamily of the family Teiidae, but separated from this family by Presch (1983). Subsequently, Goicoechea, Frost, Riva, Pellegrino, Sites, Rodrigues & Padial (2016) raised the subfamily Alopoglossinae to family status, Alopoglossidae, incl. the genera Alopoglossus and Ptychoglossus (now considered a synonym of Alopoglossus).

Distribution:  As for the single genus of the family, Alopoglossus.