Cnemidophorus splendidus

Taxonavigation

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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: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species: Cnemidophorus splendidus

Name

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Cnemidophorus splendidus Markezich, Cole & Dessauer, 1997

  • Holotype: MCNG 140, adult ♂, collected by Allan L. Markezich on 22 July 1993.
  • Type locality: “tropical thornwood land community on a ranch 2 km S of Miraca (locality coordinates 11°52' N, 69°52'30" W), Peninsula de Paraguana, Estado Falcon, Venezuela”.

Combinations

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  • Cnemidophorus lemniscatus splendidus Markezich, Cole & Dessauer, 1997: 46 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Cnemidophorus splendidusMcCranie & Hedges, 2013: 313 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Blue Whiptail