Tropidosaura montana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

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 Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Tropidosaura
Species: Tropidosaura montana
Subspecies (3): T. m. montana – T. m. natalensis – T. m. rangeri

Name

Tropidosaura montana (Gray, 1831)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.2673.
• Type locality: “Cape of Good Hope”.

Combinations

• Lacerta (Tropidosaurus) montanus Gray, 1831: 35 [original combination]
• Tropidosaura montana — Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 172 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidosaura montana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 April 2019.
• Tolley, K. & Turner, A.A. 2018. IUCN: Tropidosaura montana  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T197009A115665542. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T197009A115665542.en

Vernacular names

English: Green-striped Mountain Lizard

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