Barisia ciliaris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Barisia
Species: Barisia ciliaris

Name

• Barisia ciliaris (Smith, 1942)

Holotype: USNM 47496, collected by E.W. Nelson and E.A. Goldman on 28 April 1898.

Type locality: “Sierra Guadelupe, Coahuila”, Mexico.

Combinations

• Gerrhonotus levicollis ciliaris Smith, 1942: 365 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Barisia imbricata ciliaris — Tihen, 1949: 244 [subsequent combination]
• Barisia ciliaris — Smith, Burg & Chiszar, 2002: 26 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Smith, H.M. 1942. Mexican herpetological miscellany. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92(3153): 349–395. BHL
• Smith, H.M., Burg, T.M. & Chiszar, D. 2002. Evolutionary speciation in the alligator lizards of the genus Barisia. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 38(1): 23–26. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tihen, J.A. 1949. A review of the lizard genus Barisia. The University of Kansas science bulletin 33(3): 217–254. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Barisia ciliaris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra Alligator Lizard
español: Lagarto alicante de montaña