Tropidurus spinulosus

Taxonavigation

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: Tropiduridae
Genus: Tropidurus
Species: Tropidurus spinulosus

Name

• Tropidurus spinulosus (Cope, 1862)

Holotype: USNM 5956, collected by T.J. Page on 1853.

Type locality: “Paraguay”.

Combinations

• Microlophus spinulosus Cope, 1862: 351 [original combination]
• Tropidurus (Microlophus) spinulosus — Boettger, 1885: 216 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidurus spinulosus — Boulenger, 1885: 175 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Leiocephalus (Craniopeltis) variegatus O’Shaughnessy, 1879: 301 [synonymized by Boulenger (1885: 175)

Syntypes (2): BMNH 1946.8.30.27–28, collected by E. White.

Type locality: “near Cordova [=Cordoba]”.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1862. Catalogue of the Reptiles obtained during the Explorations of the Parana, Paraguay, Vermejo and Uraguay Rivers, by Capt. Thos. J. Page, U. S. N.; and of those procured by Lieut. N. Michler, U. S. Top. Eng., Commander of the Expedition conducting the Survey of the Atrato River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 346–359. BHL Reference page. 
• O’Shaughnessy, A.W.E. 1879. Description of new species of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 5, 4(22): 295–303. DOI: 10.1080/00222937908679832 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tropidurus spinulosus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 September 2018.
• Cacciali, P., Carreira, S., Kacoliris, F., Montero, R. & Pelegrin, N. 2016. IUCN: Tropidurus spinulosus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T49845666A49845674. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49845666A49845674.en

Vernacular names

English: Spiny Lava Lizard