Barisia jonesi

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 jonesi

Name

• Barisia jonesi Guillette & Smith, 1982: 14

Holotype: UMMZ 112704, adult ♂, collected by F.G. Thompson on 5 July 1955.

Type locality: “Cerro de Barolosa (west side of ridge), 2500 m, Michoacán”, Mexico.

Combinations

• Barisia imbricata jonesi Guillette & Smith, 1982: 14 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Barisia jonesi — Smith, Burg & Chiszar, 2002: 26 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Guillette, L.J., Jr. & Smith, H.M. 1982. A review of the Mexican lizard Barisia imbricata, and the description of a new subspecies. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 85(1): 13–33. DOI: 10.2307/3627946
• 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. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Michoacán Alligator Lizard
español: Lagarto alicante michoacanense