Liolaemus nigriceps

Liolaemus nigriceps

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

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: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species: Liolaemus nigriceps

Name edit

Liolaemus nigriceps (Philippi, 1860)

  • Lectotype: ZSM 38/1930, adult ♂, collected by R. Philippi in 1855. [designated by Ortiz & Núñez (1986: 12)]
  • Type locality: “Pajonal, 10500 Fuss über dem Meere gefangen”, Chile.

Combinations edit

  • Helocephalus nigriceps Philippi, 1860: 167 [original combination]
  • Liolaemus signifer var. nigricepsKoslowsky, 1898: 180 [subsequent combination]
  • Liolaemus signifer nigricepsBurt & Burt, 1933: 37 [subsequent combination]
  • Liolaemus nigricepsHellmich, 1934: 100 [subsequent combination]
  • Ctenoblepharis nigricepsDonoso-Barros, 1966: 335 [subsequent combination]
  • Liolaemus nigricepsLaurent, 1984: 370 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas edit

  • Argentina: Jujuy and Salta provinces.
  • Chile: Antofagasta region.

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Vernacular names edit

English: Black-head Lizard
español: Lagartija atacameña