Barisia levicollis

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

Holotype: USNM 9362.

Type locality: “Mexican boundary”, probably from “central Chihuahua” fide Tihen (1949: 247).

Barissia [sic] levicollis Stejneger, 1890: 184 [original combination]
Gerrhonotus imbricatus levicollis — Dunn, 1936: 475 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]

Stejneger, L. 1890. On the North American lizards of the genus Barissia of Gray. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13(809): 183–185. BHL

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

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Barisia levicollis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.
Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2007. IUCN: Barisia levicollis (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63694A12699047. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63694A12699047.en

English: Chihuahuan Alligator Lizard

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