Psilops mucugensis

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: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Gymnophthalmini
Genus: Psilops
Species: Psilops mucugensis

Name

• Psilops mucugensis Rodrigues, Recoder, Teixeira Jr., Roscito, Guerrero, Nunes, Freitas, Fernandes, Bocchiglieri, Dal Vechio, Leite, Nogueira, Damasceno, Pellegrino, Argôlo & Amaro, 2017: 462

Holotype: MZUSP 106188, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Fazenda Três Irmãos (12°53'06"S 41°31'41"W, 1075 m above sea level), district of Guiné, municipality of Mucugê, Serra do Espinhaço (Chapada Diamantina), Bahia, Brazil.”

References

Primary references

• Rodrigues, M.T., Recoder, R., Teixeira Jr., M., Roscito, J.G., Guerrero, A.C., Nunes, P.M.S., Freitas, M.A., Fernandes, D.S., Bocchiglieri, A., Dal Vechio, F., Leite, F.S.F., Nogueira, C.C., Damasceno, R., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Argôlo, A.J.S. & Amaro, R.C. 2017. A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4286(4): 451–482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Psilops mucugensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 December 2017.