{{Short description|Genus of lizards}} {{Automatic taxobox | image= | image_caption = | taxon = Contomastix | authority= Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet, 2012 }}

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

==Species== The genus ''Contomastix'' contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically.<ref>[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?genus=contomastix&exact%5B0%5D=genus&submit=Search ''Contomastix'']. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> *''Contomastix celata'' {{small|Cabrera, Carreira, Di Pietro & Rivera, 2019}} *''Contomastix lacertoides'' {{small|(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)}} – Bibron's whiptail *''Contomastix leachei'' {{small|(Peracca, 1897)}} *''Contomastix serrana'' {{small|(Cei & Martori, 1991)}} *''Contomastix vacariensis'' {{small|(Feltrim & Lema, 2000)}} *''Contomastix vittata'' {{small|(Boulenger, 1902)}}

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

==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}}

==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)". ''Zootaxa'' '''3459''' (1): 1–156. (''Contomastix'', new genus, p.&nbsp;112).

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Category:Contomastix Category:Lizard genera Category:Taxa named by Michael B. Harvey Category:Taxa named by Gabriel N. Ugueto Category:Taxa named by Ronald L. Gutberlet Jr.

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