# Contomastix

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{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}
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| taxon = Contomastix
| authority= [Harvey](/source/species%3AMichael_Brown_Harvey), [Ugueto](/source/species%3AGabriel_N._Ugueto) & [Gutberlet](/source/species%3ARonald_Louis_Gutberlet_Jr.), 2012
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'''''Contomastix''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [lizard](/source/lizard)s in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Teiidae](/source/Teiidae). The genus is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [South America](/source/South_America).

==Species==
The genus ''Contomastix'' contains the following six [species](/source/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](/source/Contomastix_celata)'' {{small|[Cabrera](/source/species%3AMario_Roberto_Cabrera), [Carreira](/source/species%3ASantiago_Carreira), [Di Pietro](/source/species%3ADiego_Omar_Di_Pietro) & [Rivera](/source/species%3APaula_Cecilia_Rivera), 2019}}
*''[Contomastix lacertoides](/source/Contomastix_lacertoides)'' {{small|([A.M.C. Duméril](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Marie_Constant_Dum%C3%A9ril) & [Bibron](/source/Gabriel_Bibron), 1839)}} – Bibron's whiptail
*''[Contomastix leachei](/source/Contomastix_leachei)'' {{small|([Peracca](/source/Mario_Giacinto_Peracca), 1897)}}
*''[Contomastix serrana](/source/Contomastix_serrana)'' {{small|([Cei](/source/species%3AJos%C3%A9_Miguel_Cei) & [Martori](/source/species%3ARicardo_Armando_Martori), 1991)}}
*''[Contomastix vacariensis](/source/Contomastix_vacariensis)'' {{small|([Feltrim](/source/species%3AAline_da_Costa_Feltrim) & [Lema](/source/species%3AThales_de_Lema), 2000)}}
*''[Contomastix vittata](/source/Contomastix_vittata)'' {{small|([Boulenger](/source/George_Albert_Boulenger), 1902)}}

''[Nota bene](/source/Nota_bene)'': A [binomial authority](/source/Binomial_nomenclature) 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.](/source/species%3AMichael_Brown_Harvey); [Ugueto, Gabriel N.](/source/species%3AGabriel_N._Ugueto); [Gutberlet, Ronald L., Jr.](/source/species%3ARonald_Louis_Gutberlet_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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