Contomastix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Subfamily:	Teiinae
Genus:	Contomastix Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012

Contomastix is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Contents

• Species
• References
• Further reading

Species

The genus Contomastix contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically. ^[1]

• Contomastix celata Cabrera, Carreira, Di Pietro & Rivera, 2019
• Contomastix lacertoides (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – Bibron's whiptail
• Contomastix leachei (Peracca, 1897)
• Contomastix serrana (Cei & Martori, 1991)
• Contomastix vacariensis (Feltrim & Lema, 2000)
• Contomastix vittata (Boulenger, 1902)

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Contomastix.

References

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Further reading

• Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa3459 (1): 1–156. (Contomastix, new genus, p. 112).