Kentropyx

Kentropyx is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America including Trinidad and Barbados.

Species
There are nine valid species in this genus (listed alphabetically by specific name).
 * Kentropyx altamazonica (Cope, 1876) – Cocha whiptail
 * Kentropyx borckiana (W. Peters, 1869) – Guyana kentropyx
 * Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825 – striped forest whiptail
 * Kentropyx lagartija Gallardo, 1962 – Tucuman whiptail
 * Kentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893) – Boettger's kentropyx
 * Kentropyx pelviceps (Cope, 1868) – forest whiptail
 * Kentropyx striata (Daudin, 1802) – Suriname striped whiptail
 * Kentropyx vanzoi Gallagher & Dixon, 1980 – Gallagher's kentropyx
 * Kentropyx viridistriga (Boulenger, 1894) – green kentropyx

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