Gelanesaurus cochranae

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: Gelanesaurus
Species: Gelanesaurus cochranae

Name

Gelanesaurus cochranae (Burt & Burt, 1931)

• Holotype: AMNH 28891.
• Type locality: “San José de Sumaco, Ecuador”.

Combinations

• Neusticurus ecpleopus cochranae Burt & Burt, 1931: 350 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Neusticurus cochranae — Uzzell, 1966: 307 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Potamites cochranae — Doan & Castoe, 2005: 408 [subsequent combination]
• Gelanesaurus cochranae — Torres-Carvajal, Lobos, Venegas, Chávez, Aguirre-Peñafiel, Zurita, Echevarría, 2016: 74 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Torres-Carvajal, O., Lobos, S.E., Venegas, P.J., Chávez, G., Aguirre-Peñafiel, V., Zurita, D. & Echevarría, L.Y. 2016. Phylogeny and biogeography of the most diverse clade of South American gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 63–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.006 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gelanesaurus cochranae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 October 2021.