Dicrodon heterolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Dicrodon
Species: Dicrodon heterolepis

Name

• Dicrodon heterolepis (Tschudi, 1845)

Syntypes: ZMB 4320.

Type locality: “Republica Peruana...Long. tot. 12””.

Combinations

• Cnemidophorus (Aspidocelis) heterolepis Tschudi, 1845: 160 [original combination]
• Dicrodon heterolepis — Burt & Burt, 1933: 60 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Tschudi, J.J. von 1845. Reptilium conspectum quae in republica Peruana reperiuntur er pleraque observata vel collecta sunt in itenere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11(1): 150–170. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dicrodon heterolepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 November 2018.
• Suárez, J., Torres, C., Perez, J., Venegas, P. & Lehr, E. 2015. IUCN: Dicrodon heterolepis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T48444179A48444194. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T48444179A48444194.en

Vernacular names

English: Ecuador Desert Tegu