Selvasaura

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: Selvasaura
Species (5): S. almendarizae – S. brava – S. candesi – S. evasa – S. mamaduluae

Name

Selvasaura Moravec, Šmíd, Štundl & Lehr, 2018: 118

• Type species: Selvasaura brava Moravec, Šmíd, Štundl & Lehr, 2018, by original designation and monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Moravec, J., Šmíd, J., Štundl, J. & Lehr, E. 2018. Systematics of Neotropical microteiid lizards (Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae), with the description of a new genus and species from the Andean montane forests. ZooKeys 774: 105–139. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.774.25332 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Echevarría, L.Y., Venegas, P.J., García-Ayachi, L.A. & Nunes, P.M.S. 2021. An elusive new species of gymnophthalmid lizard (Cercosaurinae, Selvasaura) from the Andes of northern Peru. Evolutionary Systematics 5(2): 177–187. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.5.68520 Reference page. 
• Torres-Carvajal, O., Parra, V., Nunes, P.M.S. & Koch, C. 2021. A New Species of Microtegu Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from Amazonian Ecuador. Journal of Herpetology 55(4): 385–395. DOI: 10.1670/20-142 Reference page. 
• Brito-Zapata, D., Guayasamin, J.M., Parra, V., Torres-Carvajal, O. & Reyes-Puig, C. 2023. Una Nueva Especie de Microtegú (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) de la Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología 6(2): 17–37. DOI: 10.22201/fc.25942158e.2023.2.575 Reference page. 
• Chávez, G., García-Ayachi, L.A. & Catenazzi, A. 2023. A new species of Microteiid Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurini, Selvasaura) from a remote area in the Peruvian Andes. Evolutionary Systematics 7: 123–132. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.99118 Reference page.