Cnemidophorus lemniscatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species: Cnemidophorus lemniscatus

Name

  • Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lectotype: NRM 126, ♂. [designated by Cole & Dessauer (1993: 18)]

Type locality: “Guinea” (in error), designated to “probably all originate from Dahlberg, who had two plantations at the confluence of the Cottica River and the Perica Creek, Surinam” by Hoogmoed (1973: 42), restricted to “South America: Suriname: Marowijne; Christiaankondre and Langamankondre, on the west bank of the Marowijne River” by Cole & Dessauer (1993: 18).

Paralectotypes (2): NRM 127, ♀ and NRM 20126, ♂. [designated by Cole & Dessauer (1993: 18)]

Combinations

  • Lacerta lemniscata Linnaeus, 1758: 209 [original combination]
  • Cnemidophorus lemniscatusDuméril & Bibron, 1839: 129 [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. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Tüpfelrennechse
English: Rainbow Whiptail
français: Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
magyar: Szalagos ostorfarkú-gyík
Nederlands: Wenkpootje
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