Selvasaura evasa

Selvasaura evasa

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 evasa

Name

Selvasaura evasa Echevarría, Venegas, García-Ayachi & Nunes, 2021: 178

• Holotype: CORBIDI 15119, adult ♂, collected by L.Y. Echevarría, A.C. Barboza and J. Briones on 2 November 2014.
• Type locality: “Peru, San Martín Department, Mariscal Cáceres Province, Huicungo District, Laurel; 06°41'2"S, 77°41'44.3"W; 2,762 m”.

References

Primary 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Elusive Microtegus
español: Microtegúes elusivo