Cercosaura anomala

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: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Cercosaura
Species: Cercosaura anomala

Name

Cercosaura anomala (Müller, 1923)

• Holotype: ZSM 29/1918, adult ♂. [lost fide Franzen & Glaw (2007)]
• Neotype: MUBI 5277, adult ♂, collected by J.C. Chaparro on 20 April 1998. [designated by Mamani et al. (2020: 14)]
• Type locality: “Cuzko, Peru”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Puente Ruinas, Santuario Histórico de Machupicchu, District of Machupicchu, Province of Urubamba, Department of Cusco, Peru (13°09′42′′ S, 72°32′07′′ W, at 2060 m)”.

Combinations

• Pholidobolus anomalus Müller, 1923: 58 [original combination]
• Cercosaura anomala — Mamani, Chaparro, Correa, Alarcón, Salas & Catenazzi, 2020: 9 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Müller, L. 1923. Neue oder seltene Reptilien und Batrachier der Zoologischen Sammlung des bayr. Staates. Zoologischer Anzeiger 57(3-4): 49–61. BHL
• Mamani, L., Chaparro, J.C., Correa, C., Alarcón, C., Salas, C.Y. & Catenazzi, A. 2020. A New Species of Andean Gymnophthalmid Lizard (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, and Resolution of Some Taxonomic Problems. Diversity 12(9): 361. DOI: 10.3390/d12090361 Reference page.