Psammodromus algirus

Psammodromus algirus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

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 Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Gallotiinae
Genus: Psammodromus
Species: Psammodromus algirus

Name

Psammodromus algirus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Type material: unknwon.
• Type locality: “Mauritania”.

Combinations

• Lacerta algira Linnaeus, 1758: 203 [original combination]
• Scincus algira — Daudin, 1802: 269 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidosaura algira — Fitzinger, 1826: 52 [subsequent combination]
• Psammuros algira — Wagler, 1830: 156 [subsequent combination]
• Algira (Tropidosaura) algira — Boettger, 1883: 116 [subsequent combination]
• Psammodromus algirus — Boulenger, 1887: 50 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psammodromus algirus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 August 2021.
• Mateo, J.A., Cheylan, M., Nouira, M.S., Joger, U., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez Mellado, V., Martinez Solano, I. & Sindaco, R. 2009. IUCN: Psammodromus algirus  (Least Concern)61558 (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61558A86629654. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61558A12491246.en

Vernacular names

català: Sargantana cuallarga
Deutsch: Algerischer Sandläufer
English: Algerian Sand Racer
español: Lagartija colilarga
euskara: Txaradi-sugandila
français: Lézard des sables
galego: Lagartixa rabuda
italiano: Psammodromo algerino
Nederlands: Algerijnse zandloper
polski: Piaskarka algierska
português: Lagartixa-do-mato

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