Phymaturus palluma

Phymaturus palluma

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: Liolaemidae
Genus: Phymaturus
Species: Phymaturus palluma

Name

Phymaturus palluma (Molina, 1872) [conserved name]

• Neotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.84, adult ♀, collected by Charles Darwin on 24 March 1835. [designated by Opinion 2118 (2005: 116)]
• Type locality: not designated, listed as “Chili” by Gray (1845), redesignated to “Sierra de Uspallata y Paramillos”, Mendoza, Argentina by Scolaro (2010: 35), and corrected to “Cordón del Portillo, Mendoza province, Argentina” by Lobo & Etheridge (2013: 92).

Combinations

• Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782: 217 [original combination]
• Phymaturus palluma — Gravenhorst, 1838: 750 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Centrura flagellifer Bell, 1843: 25
  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.84, adult ♀, collected by Charles Darwin on 24 March 1835.
  • Type locality: not designated, listed as “Chili” by Gray (1845), redesignated to “Sierra de Uspallata y Paramillos”, Mendoza, Argentina by Scolaro (2010: 35), and corrected to “Cordón del Portillo, Mendoza province, Argentina” by Lobo & Etheridge (2013: 92).

References

Primary references

• Molina, J.I. 1782. Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili. Stamperia di S. Tomaso d'Aquino: Bologna. 367 pp. Reference page. Internet Archive 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2005. Opinion 2118 (Case 3225): Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1837 and Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782 (currently Phymaturus palluma; Reptilia, Sauria): usage of the names conserved by the designation of a neotype for Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 62(2): 116–117. Reference page. 
• Scolaro, J.A. 2010. Redescripción del neotipo de Phymaturus palluma: un aporte a la delimitación de su tierra tipica (Reptilia, Sauria, Liolaemidae) (In Spanish). Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural 59: 29–39. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Lobo, F. & Etheridge, R. 2013. The type locality of Phymaturus palluma (Molina, 1782) (Reptilia: Iguania: Liolaemidae) and the status of Phymaturus adrianae Pereyra, 1992 and other unnamed populations. South American Journal of Herpetology 8(2): 89–101. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-12-00033.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cei, J.M. & Scolaro, J.A. 2006. The neotype of the type species of the neotropical iguanian genus Phymaturus: a critical commentary on a recent opinion of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Zootaxa 1297(1): 17–22. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1297.1.2 Reference page. 
• Etheridge, R. & Savage, J.M. 2006. Stability restored to the name Phymaturus palluma: a response to Cei and Scolaro (2006). Herpetological Review 37(4): 406–407. PDF (385-418). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phymaturus palluma. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 November 2019.
• Abdala, S. 2016. IUCN: Phymaturus palluma  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178687A61324262. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T178687A61324262.en

Vernacular names

English: High Mountain Lizard