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Ocellated Tegu

Cercosaura ocellata Wagler, 1830

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

Cercosaura ocellata, the ocellated tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Wikipedia contributors, Cercosaura ocellata; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:09:14.006531+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cercosaura ocellata Wagler, 1830
Name authority
Wagler, 1830
Common name
Ocellated Tegu
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gymnophthalmidae
Genus
Cercosaura
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyGymnophthalmidae
  12. genusCercosaura
  13. speciesCercosaura ocellata Wagler, 1830

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cercosaura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Anomalous CercosauraCercosaura anomala (Müller, 1923)GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
White-Striped Eyed LizardCercosaura oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1885)GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cercosaura doanae Echevarría, Barboza & Venegas, 2015GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Olive TeguCercosaura olivacea (Gray, 1845)GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eigenmann's CercosauraCercosaura eigenmanni (Griffin, 1917)GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cercosaura hypnoides Doan & Lamar, 2012GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cercosaura phelpsorum (Lancini, 1968)GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lined Many-fingered TeiidCercosaura quadrilineata Boettger, 1876GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Long-tailed little lizardCercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834GymnophthalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Brazil (Acre, Amapa, Maranhao, Para, Roraima, Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia, Roraima, Sao Paulo, Tocantins), Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas [HR 32: 275]),

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cercosaura&species=ocellata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:STHP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.