Aurivela longicauda

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: Aurivela
Species: Aurivela longicauda

Name

• Aurivela longicauda (Bell, 1843)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.3.14.

Type locality: “Bahia Blanca, Northern Patagonia”, Argentina.

Combinations

• Ameiva longicauda Bell, 1843: 28 [original combination]
• Cnemidophorus longicaudus — Gray, 1845: 21 [subsequent combination]
• Aurivela longicauda — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 99 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Bell, T. 1843. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Edited and superintended by Charles Darwin ... naturalist to the expedition. Part 5. Reptiles. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. vi + 51 pp. BHL
• Harvey, M.B., Ugueto, G.N. & Gutberlet, Jr., R.L. 2012. Review of teiid morphology with a revised taxonomy and phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). Zootaxa 3459(1): 1–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3459.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aurivela longicauda. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Longtail Whiptail