Echinosaura brachycephala

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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: Echinosaura
Species: Echinosaura brachycephala

Name

• Echinosaura brachycephala Köhler, Böhme & Schmitz, 2004: 54

Holotype: MHNG 2359.77, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Las Pampas (= San Francisco de las Pampas, 0°25’60’’ S, 78°58’0’’ W, 1275 m), Provincia Cotopaxi, Ecuador”.

References

Primary references

• Köhler, G., Böhme, W. & Schmitz, A. 2004. A new species of Echinosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Ecuador. Journal of Herpetology 38(1): 52–60. DOI: 10.1670/164-02A JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Echinosaura brachycephala. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 June 2018.
• Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. 2016. IUCN: Echinosaura brachycephala  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203053A2759545. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T203053A2759545.en