Cnemidophorus senectus

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: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species: Cnemidophorus senectus

Name

Cnemidophorus senectus Ugueto, Harvey & Rivas, 2010: 127

• Holotype: MBUCV 327, adult ♂, collected by Luis Duque on March 1948.
• Type locality: “Porlamar (10°57’20” N, 63°51’7” W), Isla de Margarita, Estado Nueva Esparta, Venezuela”.

References

Primary references

• Ugueto, G.N., Harvey, M.B. & Rivas, G.A. [2009] 2010. Two New Species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae) from Islands of the Northeastern Coast of Venezuela. Herpetological Monographs 23(1): 123–153. DOI: 10.1655/09-035.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cnemidophorus senectus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2018.
• Rivas, G. & Schargel, W. 2016. IUCN: Cnemidophorus senectus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50012150A50012153. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50012150A50012153.en

Vernacular names

English: Margarita Whiptail