Aspidoscelis mexicanus

Taxonavigation

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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: Aspidoscelis
Species: Aspidoscelis mexicanus

Name

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  • Aspidoscelis mexicanus (Peters, 1869)

Lectotype: ZMB 6209. [designated by Maslin & Secoy (1986)]

Type locality: “Mexico”, restricted to “Matamoros (Izucar)”, Puebla, by Smith & Taylor (1950) and subsequently to “Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico” by Duellman & Zweifel (1962).

Combinations

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  • Cnemidophorus mexicanus Peters, 1869: 62 [original combination]
  • Aspidoscelis mexicanaReeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002: 22 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Mexican Whiptail