Ameivula is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Many species in the genus Ameivula were previously listed in the genus Cnemidophorus.
Species The following 11 species, listed alphabetically, are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Ameivula abalosi Ameivula apipensis Ameivula cipoensis Ameivula confusioniba Ameivula jalapensis Ameivula mumbuca Ameivula nativo Ameivula nigrigula Ameivula ocellifera – Spix's whiptail Ameivula pyrrhogularis Ameivula xacriaba
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ameivula.
References
Further reading Harvey MB, Ugueto GN, Gutberlet RL Jr (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459 (1): 1–156. (Ameivula, new genus).