Ctenosaura hemilopha

Ctenosaura hemilopha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Ctenosaura
Species: Ctenosaura hemilopha

Name

• Ctenosaura hemilopha (Cope, 1863)

Syntypes: USNM 529 (4 specimens).

Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas”, Baja California, Mexico.

Combinations

• Cyclura (Ctenosaura) hemilopha Cope, 1863: 105 [original combination]
• Ctenosaura hemilopha — Cope, 1866: 312 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ctenosaura hemilopha. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Baja California Spiny- tailed Iguana