Elgaria coerulea

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Elgaria coerulea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Diploglossa 

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
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Anguimorpha
Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha
Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Elgaria
Species: Elgaria coerulea
Subspecies (4): E. c. coerulea – E. c. palmeri – E. c. principis – E. c. shastensis

Name

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Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828)

  • Holotype: ZMB 1163, collected by A. von Chamisso on 1816.
  • Type locality: “Brasilia” (in error); modified to “San Francisco, California” by Stejneger (1902).

Combinations

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  • Gerrhonotus coeruleus Wiegmann, 1828: 380 [original combination]
  • Elgaria coeruleaTihen, 1949: 595 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Northern Alligator Lizard
français: Lézard-alligator boréal
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