Chamaesaura macrolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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 Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Chamaesaura
Species: Chamaesaura macrolepis

Name

• Chamaesaura macrolepis (Cope, 1862)

Syntypes (2): ANSP 9708-09, collected by Rev. Grout.

Type locality: “Natal”, South Africa.

Combinations

• Mancus macrolepis Cope, 1862: 339 [original combination]
• Micrurus pyrrhocryptus — Boulenger, 1885: 264 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1862. Notes upon some Reptiles of the Old World. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 337–344. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Chamaesaura macrolepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 September 2018.
• Bates, M.F. 2017. IUCN: Chamaesaura macrolepis  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110159014A110322240. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T110159014A110322240.en

Vernacular names

English: Large-scaled Grass Lizard