Colobosaura modesta

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: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Iphisini
Genus: Colobosaura
Species: Colobosaura modesta

Name

Colobosaura modesta (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862)

Holotype: ZMUC R4377.

Type locality: “er fanget i de Udhuse af en af sine Beboere forladt Landeiendom, Ponte Parí kaldet, i Nærheden af det isolerede Bjerg Morro da Garza, nogle Mile Nord for Byen Curvelo” [=Ponte Parí near Morro da Garça, north of Curvelo], Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Combinations

Perodactylus modestus Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862: 218 [original combination]
Colobosaura modesta — Boulenger, 1887: 508 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Colobosaura landii Cunha, 1977: 3

Holotype: MPEG 8513, adult ♂.

Type locality: “nas matas próximo da Vila de Curupati, situada às bordas do rio Piriá e servida pela estrada PA 25, que liga Bragança a Viseu no rio Gurupi (1º 26' S, 46º 27' O)”, Pará, Brazil.

References

Primary references

Reinhardt, J. & Lütken, C. [1861] 1862. Bidrag til Kundskab om Brasiliens Padder og Krybdyr. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn Series 2, 3(Nr. 10-15): 143–242 + pl. 3–6. BHL Reference page.
Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae'. Printed by order of the Trustees: London. 575 pp. BHL
Cunha, O.R. da 1977. Lacertílios da Amazonia VI - Uma nova espécie de lagarto (Colobosaura landii) da região leste do Pará (Lacertilia, Teiidae). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, nova série Zoologia 86: 1–13.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Colobosaura modesta. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2018.