Mesaspis monticola

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Diploglossa 

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: Anguimorpha
Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha
Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Mesaspis
Species: Mesaspis monticola

Name

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  • Mesaspis monticola (Cope, 1878)

Holotype: USNM 30591.

Type locality: “from the summit of the Pico Blanco (elevation 11,500 feet) in the Eastern Cordillera of Costa Rica.”

Combinations

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  • Gerrhonotus monticolus Cope, 1878: 97 [original combination]
  • Barisia monticolaTihen, 1949: 598 [name combination]
  • Mesaspis monticolusGood, 1988: 85 [name combination]

Synonyms

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  • Gerrhonotus alfaroi Stejneger, 1907: 505 [synonymized by Tihen (1949: 225)]

Holotype: USNM 37342.

Type locality: “Santa Maria [de Dota], northeast Laguna, Costa Rica, 2,000 meters altitude.”

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