Euspondylus auyanensis

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: Euspondylus
Species: Euspondylus auyanensis

Name

• Euspondylus auyanensis Myers, Rivas Fuenmayor & Jadin, 2009: 3

Holotype: MNHN 1999.4799, adult ♂.

Type locality: “from the summit of Auyantepui, [near] ‘‘El Libertador’’, 4 2325 m, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela”.

References

Primary references

• Myers, C.W., Rivas Fuenmayor, G.A. & Jadin, R.C. 2009. New species of lizards from Auyantepui and La Escalera in the Venezuelan Guayana, with notes on "microteiid" hemipenes (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). American Museum Novitates 3660: 1–32. DOI: 10.1206/657.1 hdl: 2246/5983 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Euspondylus auyanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 April 2018.