Plica umbra

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: Plica
Species: Plica umbra

Plica umbra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Syntypes: NRM 111 (2 specimens) and UUZM 73.
Type locality: “in Meridionalibus”, corrected to “the vicinity of Paramaribo, Surinam” by Etheridge (1970: 247), restricted to “the confluence of the Cottica River and Perica Creek, Surinam” by Hoogmoed (1973: 43).

Lacerta umbra Linnaeus, 1758: 207 [original combination]
Iguana umbra — Latreille, 1802: 263 [subsequent combination]
Agama umbra — Merrem, 1820: 54 [subsequent combination]
Ophryessa umbra — Fitzinger, 1826: 48 [subsequent combination]
Uraniscodon umbra — Kaup, 1826: 91 [subsequent combination]
Hypsibatus umbra — Wagler, 1830: 150 [subsequent combination]
Hypsibatus (Hypsibatus) punctatus — Fitzinger, 1843: 58 [subsequent combination]
Hyperanodon umbra Peters, 1877: 408 [subsequent combination]
Plica umbra — Burt & Burt, 1930: 24 [subsequent combination]

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Etheridge, R. 1970. A review of the South American iguanid lizard genus Plica. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zolology 19(7): 235–246. BHL Reference page.
Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Notes on the herpetofauna of Surinam IV: the lizards and amphisbaenians of Surinam. Biogeographica Volume 1–5. Dr. W. Junk b.v. Publishers: The Hague. 419 pp.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Plica umbra. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 October 2020.
Almendáriz, A., Aparicio, J., Avila-Pires, T.C.S. & Perez, P. 2019. IUCN: Plica umbra (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44579859A44579870. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44579859A44579870.en

English: Blue-Lipped Tree Lizard
español: Lagartija de labios azules

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