Euspondylus guentheri

Taxonavigation edit

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 guentheri

Name edit

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.8.99, ♂, collected by Clarence Buckley.

Type locality: “Sarayacu”, Pastaza Province, Ecuador.

Combinations edit

  • Ecpleopus (Euspondylus) guentheri O’Shaughnessy, 1881: 235 [original combination]
  • Euspondylus guentheriBoulenger, 1885: 407 [subsequent combination]

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Köhler, G. & Lehr, E. 2004. Comments on Euspondylus and Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru, with the description of three new species and a key to the Peruvian species. Herpetologica 60(4): 501–518. DOI: 10.1655/03-93

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Vernacular names edit

English: Günther's Sun Tegus