Barisia herrerae

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 herrerae

Name

• Barisia herrerae Zaldívar-Riverón & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2002: 315

Holotype: MZFC 9580, adult ♂, collected on 21 September 1996.

Type locality: “approximately 4 km E Ocuilan (approximately 15 km W Cuernavaca City limits) on dirt road Cuernavaca-Chalma, near Ranchería Tlaltizapán, Municipality of Ocuilan, state of Mexico, Mexico; 99º23’25” N, 18º57’16” W; 2350 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• Zaldívar-Riverón, A. & Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2002. Variation in the rare lizard Barisia rudicollis (Wiegmann) (Anguidae) with description of a new species from Central Mexico. Herpetologica 58(3): 313–326. DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0313:VITRLB]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Barisia herrerae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.
• Flores-Villela, O. & Canseco-Márquez, L. 2007. IUCN: Barisia herrerae  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63692A12698574. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63692A12698574.en

Vernacular names

English: Herrera's Alligator Lizard
español: Lagartija lagarto morelense