Aspidoscelis mexicanus

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: Aspidoscelis
Species: Aspidoscelis mexicanus

Name

• 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

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

References

Primary references

• Peters, W.C.H. 1869. Eine Mittheilung über neue Gattungen und Arten von Eidechsen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869: 57–66. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidoscelis mexicanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Mexican Whiptail