Dendrosauridion yanesha

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: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Dendrosauridion
Species: Dendrosauridion yanesha

Name

Dendrosauridion yanesha Lehr, Moravec, Lundberg, Köhler, Catenazzi & Šmíd, 2019: 5

• Holotype: MUSM 25345 (sample code ML 1352), adult ♂, collected by M. Lundberg on 2 November 2005.
• Type locality: “the mountain ridge close to the radio tower at Chacos (10.658S, 75.298W; WGS84), 2780 m a.s.l., Distrito Oxapampa, Provincia Oxapampa, Region Pasco, Peru”.

References

Primary references

• Lehr, E., Moravec, J., Lundberg, M., Köhler, G., Catenazzi, A. & Šmíd, J. 2019. A new genus and species of arboreal lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of Peru. Salamandra 55(1): 1–13. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Dendrosauridion yanesha. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 April 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Yanesha tree microtegu
español: Lagartija arboricola de Yanesha