Euspondylus simonsii

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 simonsii

Name

• Euspondylus simonsii Boulenger, 1901: 549

Holotype: BMNH, adult ♀, collected by P.O. Simons.

Type locality: “Puntoyacu, Perené River, [Peru,] 5000 feet”.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1901. Further descriptions of new reptiles collected by Mr. P. O. Simons in Peru and Bolivia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 7, 7(42): 546–549. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Euspondylus simonsii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 November 2018.
• Torres, C. & Cisneros-Heredia, D. 2017. IUCN: Euspondylus simonsii  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T48280420A48280423. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T48280420A48280423.en

Vernacular names

English: Simons'Sun Tegus