Selvasaura almendarizae

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: Selvasaura almendarizae

Name

Selvasaura almendarizae Torres-Carvajal, Parra, Nunes & Koch, 2021

• Holotype: QCAZ 12798, adult ♂, collected by J. Camper on 22 July 2014.
• Type locality: “Ecuador, Provincia Napo, Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, 0841017.1700S, 7783601.4500W, WGS84, 1,350 m elevation”.

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Almendáriz’s Microtegus
español: Microtegúes de Almendáriz