Pholidoscelis taeniurus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Pholidoscelis
Species: Pholidoscelis taeniurus

Name

• Pholidoscelis taeniurus (Cope, 1862)

Holotype: unknown.

Type locality: “Hayti (near Jeremie)”.

Combinations

• Ameiva taeniura Cope, 1862: 63 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1862. Synopsis of the Species of Holcosus and Ameiva, with Diagnoses of new West Indian and South American Colubridae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 60–82. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Pholidoscelis taeniurus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 June 2018.
• Inchaustegui, S. & Landestoy, M. 2017. IUCN: Pholidoscelis taeniurus  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T50009202A121643625. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50009202A121643625.en

Vernacular names

English: Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva