Nucras tessellata

Nucras tessellata

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: Nucras
Species: Nucras tessellata

Name

Nucras tessellata (Smith, 1838)

• Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.6.3.
• Type locality: “eastern parts of the Cape Colony”, South Africa.

Combinations

• Lacerta tesselata Smith, 1838: 92 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838. Contributions to the Natural History of Southern Africa. Magazine of Natural History 2: 92–94. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Nucras tessellata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 September 2017.
• Burger, M., Tolley, K.A., Becker, F., Bauer, A.M. & Conradie, W. 2020. IUCN: Nucras tessellata  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T196996A147690807. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196996A147690807.en. Accessed on 02 March 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Western Sandveld Lizard