Kentropyx altamazonica

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: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Kentropyx
Species: Kentropyx altamazonica

Name

• Kentropyx altamazonica (Cope, 1875)

Holotype: ANSP 13105.

Type locality: “Moyabamba, Peru”.

Combinations

• Centropyx altamazonicus Cope, 1875: 162 [original combination]
• Kentropyx altamazonicus — Peters & Donoso-Barros, 1970: 151 [subsequent combination, incorrect gender agreement]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1875. Report on the Reptiles brought by Professor James Orton from the middle and upper Amazon and western Peru. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Series 2, 8: 159–183. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Kentropyx altamazonica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Cocha Whiptail