''Contomastix'' is a

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s in the

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. The genus is

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Species

The genus ''Contomastix'' contains the following six

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Contomastix celata ''Contomastix celata'' is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area ...

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Contomastix lacertoides ''Contomastix lacertoides'', Bibron's whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Uruguay and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America an ...

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Contomastix leachei ''Contomastix leachei'' is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an are ...

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Contomastix serrana ''Contomastix serrana'' is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an are ...

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Contomastix vacariensis ''Contomastix vacariensis'' is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with ...

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Contomastix vittata ''Contomastix vittata'' is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat ...

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Contomastix''.

Species

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