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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 Potamites
Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae








Genus
Potamites

Western Water Tejus

Westliche Wassertejus

Vestlige Vandtejuer

2005 Potamites Doan & Castoe (type species: Euspondylus strangulatus Cope 1868)
Contents: 8 species, of which 5 (62.5%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: The members of this genus were formerly included in Neusticurus (e.g., Uzzell 1966; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Previously included Echinosaura apodema the species now assigned to Gelanesaurus.
Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para), Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru.

Potamites ecpleopus

Common Water Teju, Common Stream Lizard

Gewöhnliche Wasserteju

Almindelig Vandteju

1875 Neusticurus ecpleopus Cope
Potamites ecpleopus Doan & Castoe 2005
1935 Neusticurus tuberculatus Shreve (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)

Remarks: Correct publication year of the original description is 1875, not 1876 (Osborn 1929; Costa & Bérnils 2015).
Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.


Potamites erythrocularis

Red-eyed Water Teju

Rotaugen-Wasserteju

Rødøjet Vandteju

2014 Potamites erythrocularis Chávez & Catenazzi

Distribution: Peru.


Potamites hydroimperator

El Sira Water Teju

El-Sira-Wasserteju

El Sira-vandteju

2021 Potamites hydroimperator Chávez, Malqui & Catenazzi

Distribution: Peru.





Potamites juruazensis

Juruá Water Teju

Juruá-Wasserteju

Juruá-vandteju

1998 Neusticurus juruazensis Avila-Pires & Vitt
Potamites juruazensis Doan & Castoe 2005

Distribution: Brazil (Acre, Amazonas), Peru.


Potamites montanicola

Cusco Water Teju

Cusco-Wasserteju

Cusco-vandteju

2012 Potamites montanicola Chavez & Vasquez

Distribution: Peru.


Potamites ocellatus

Bolivian Water Teju

Bolivianische Wasserteju

Boliviansk Vandteju

1930 Neusticurus ocellatus Sinitsin
Neusticurus ecpleopus ocellatus Burt & Burt 1931
Potamites ocellatus Doan & Castoe 2005

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of ecpleopus (e.g., Uzzell 1966; Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970). Revalidated by Vanzolini (1995).
Distribution: Bolivia.


Potamites strangulatus

Large-scaled Water Teju

Grossschuppen-Wasserteju

Storskællet Vandteju

1868 Euspondylus strangulatus Cope
Neusticurus strangulatus Uzzell 1966
Potamites strangulatus Doan & Castoe 2005
1897 Euspondilus festae Peracca (Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970)

Remarks: Previously included trachodus.
Distribution: Ecuador, Peru.


Potamites trachodus

Huánuco Water Teju

Huánuco-Wasserteju

Huánuco-vandteju

1966 Neusticurus strangulatus trachodus Uzzell
Potamites strangulatus trachodus Doan & Castoe 2005 (by implication)
Potamites trachodus Torres-Carvajal, Lobos, Venegas, Chávez, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Zurita & Echevarría 2016

Distribution: Peru.