Arthrosaura

Arthrosaura is a genus of spectacled lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.

Geographic range
Lizards in the genus Arthrosaura are native to northern South America.

Taxonomy
Within the genus Arthrosaura there appears to be two species groups: a longer-legged, short-bodied group with four supraocular scales (A. kockii, and A. testigensis); and a short-legged, gracile group with three supraoculars (A. reticulata, A. synaptolepis, A. tyleri, and A. versteegii).

Species
There are seven species which are recognized as being valid:
 * Arthrosaura kockii (Lidth de Jeude, 1904)
 * Arthrosaura montigena Myers & Donnelly, 2008
 * Arthrosaura reticulata (O’Shaughnessy, 1881) – yellowbelly arthrosaura
 * Arthrosaura synaptolepis Donnelly, McDiarmid & Myers, 1992
 * Arthrosaura testigensis Gorzula & Señaris, 1999
 * Arthrosaura tyleri (C. Burt & M. Burt, 1931)
 * Arthrosaura versteegii Lidth de Jeude, 1904