Proctoporus optimus

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

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Proctoporus
Species: Proctoporus optimus

Name

Proctoporus optimus Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui & Catenazzi, 2022: 11

• Holotype: MUBI 11119, adult ♂, collected by Luis Mamani on 13 October 2012.
• Type locality: “Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu (HSM) (13°11′01″ S, 72°32′29″ W, 2790 m a.s.l.), district Aguas Calientes, province Urubamba, department Cusco, in Peru”.

References

Primary references

• Mamani, L., Cruz, R., Mallqui, S. & Catenazzi, A. 2022. Molecular Phylogenetics and Comparative Examination of Voucher Museums Reveal Two New Species of Gymnophthalmid Lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, with Comments on Proctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891). Diversity 14(3): 215. DOI: 10.3390/d14030215 Reference page.