Simons'sun Tegus

Euspondylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.

Geographic range

The genus Euspondylus is endemic to northern South America.^[2]

Species

The following 10 species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Euspondylus acutirostris (W. Peters, 1863) – sharp-snouted sun tegu
• Euspondylus auyanensis Myers, G. Rivas & Jadin, 2009
• Euspondylus caideni G. Köhler, 2003
• Euspondylus excelsum Chavez, Catenazzi & Venegas, 2017
• Euspondylus guentheri (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) – Günther's sun tegu
• Euspondylus maculatus Tschudi, 1845 – spotted sun tegu
• Euspondylus monsfumus Mijares-Urrutia, Señaris & Arends, 2001
• Euspondylus nellycarrillae G. Köhler & Lehr, 2004
• Euspondylus paxcorpus Doan & Adams, 2015^[3]
• Euspondylus simonsii Boulenger, 1901 – Simons' sun tegu

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

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