Macropholidus

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: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Macropholidus
Species (5): M. annectens – M. ataktolepis – M. huancabambae – M. montanuccii – M. ruthveni

Name

Macropholidus Noble, 1921

• Type species: Macropholidus ruthveni Noble, 1921, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Noble, G.K. 1921. Some new lizards from northwestern Peru. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 29: 133–139.

Additional references

• Torres-Carvajal, O. & Mafla-Endara, P. 2013. Evolutionary history of Andean Pholidobolus and Macropholidus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(2): 212–217. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.013 Reference page. 
• Torres-Carvajal, O., Venegas, P.J. & Nunes, P.M.S. 2020. Description and Phylogeny of a New Species of Andean Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Huancabamba Depression. South American Journal of Herpetology 18(1): 13–23. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00069.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Macropholidus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 April 2022.