rypt ure ll us ▁par vi ro str is Sm all - bil led ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁p tar ite p ui ▁T ep ui ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁sou i L ittle ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁str ig ulos us B raz ilian ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁t ata up a T ata up a ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁trans fas ci atus P ale - brow ed ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁und ul atus Und ulated ▁tin am ou C rypt ure ll us ▁var ieg atus Var ieg ated ▁tin am ou ▁}} C rypt ure ll us ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁tin am ous ▁containing ▁mostly ▁forest ▁species . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁the ▁odd ▁few ▁that ▁are ▁grass land ▁or ▁ste ppe ▁tin am ous . ▁There ▁are ▁ 2 1 ▁species ▁of ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 7 ▁tax a ▁( species ▁and ▁sub - species ). ▁ ▁Et ym ology C rypt ure ll us ▁is ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁words ▁▁ κ ρ υ π τ ό ς ▁( k rupt ós ), ▁" cover ed " ▁or ▁" hidden ", ▁ ο ὐ ρ ά ▁( our á ), ▁" tail ", ▁and ▁- ell us , ▁a ▁Latin ▁dimin utive ▁suffix . ▁The ▁genus ▁name ▁C rypt ure ll us ▁therefore ▁means ▁" small ▁hidden ▁tail ".