Elgaria paucicarinata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

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: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Elgaria
Species: Elgaria paucicarinata

Name

Elgaria paucicarinata (Fitch, 1934)

• Holotype: MVZ 11768, adult ♂, collected by C.C. Lambon om 29 October 1928.
• Type locality: “Todos Santos, Lower California, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Gerrhonotus paucicarinatus Fitch, 1934: 173 [original combination]
• Elgaria paucicarinata — Tihen, 1949: 595 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Fitch, H.S. 1934. A shift of specific names in the genus Gerrhonotus. Copeia 1934(4): 172–173. DOI: 10.2307/1435849

Additional references

• Grismer, L.L. & Hollingsworth, B.D. 2001. A taxonomic review of the endemic Alligator Lizard Elgaria paucicarinata (Anguidae: Squamata) of Baja California, México with a description of a new species. Herpetologica 57(4): 488–496. DOI: 10.2307/3893055 ; JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Elgaria paucicarinata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 October 2019.
• Hollingsworth, B. & Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Elgaria paucicarinata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63705A12707462. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63705A12707462.en

Vernacular names

English: San Lucan Alligator Lizard