Wilsonosaura josyi

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: Wilsonosaura
Species: Wilsonosaura josyi

Name

Wilsonosaura josyi (Köhler, 2003)

• Holotype: MCZ 85787, adult ♂, collected by J.A. Griswold between 6 March – 13 May 1939.
• Type locality: “Peru, Departamento Junín, Marainiyoc, 11°22’ S, 75°24’ W, 2880 m elevation”.

Combinations

• Euspondylus josyi Günther, 2003: 6 [original combination]
• Wilsonosaura josyi — Lehr, Moravec & von May, 2020: 3 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Köhler, G. 2003. Two new species of Euspondylus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Peru. Salamandra 39(1): 5–20.
• Lehr, E., Moravec, J. & von May, R. 2020. A new cryptic genus of terrestrial lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of central Peru. Salamandra 56(1): 1–15. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Euspondylus josyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 November 2018.
• Quiroz Rodriguez, A. 2017. IUCN: 'Euspondylus josyi'  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48280225A48280228. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280225A48280228.en

Vernacular names

English: Junín Sun Teju