Cercosaura is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.

Taxonomy: The genus Cercosaura includes 18 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus to this genus.

Species: The genus Cercosaura contains the following recognized species:

• Cercosaura anomala – anomalous cercosaura
• Cercosaura anordosquama
• Cercosaura argulus – elegant eyed lizard, white-lipped prionodactylus
• Cercosaura bassleri – ocellated tegu
• Cercosaura doanae
• Cercosaura eigenmanni – Eigenmann´s prionodactylus
• Cercosaura hypnoides
• Cercosaura manicata – slender prionodactylus
• Cercosaura nigroventris
• Cercosaura ocellata – ocellated tegu
• Cercosaura olivacea – olive tegu
• Cercosaura oshaughnessyi – white-striped eyed lizard
• Cercosaura pacha
• Cercosaura parkeri – Parker´s many-fingered teiid
• Cercosaura phelpsorum
• Cercosaura quadrilineata – lined many-fingered teiid
• Cercosaura schreibersii – Schreibers´ many-fingered teiid, long-tailed little lizard
• Cercosaura steyeri

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