Leposternon bagual

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

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 Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Leposternon
Species: Leposternon bagual

Name

• Leposternon bagual Ribeiro, Santos Jr. & Zaher, 2015: 310

Holotype: FML 11319 (field number REB 21242), adult ♀, collected on 5 February 2002, collector unknown.

Type locality: “El Bagual Ecological Reserve (26º10’53”S; 58º56’39”W), Province of Formosa, Department of Laishi, Argentina”.

References

Primary references

• Ribeiro, S., Santos, A.P. Jr. & Zaher, H. 2015. A new species of Leposternon Wagler, 1824 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) from northeastern Argentina. Zootaxa 4034(2): 309–324. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.4. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leposternon bagual. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 October 2018.