Phymaturus palluma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

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 Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genus: Phymaturus
Species: Phymaturus palluma

Name

Phymaturus palluma (Molina, 1872) [conserved name ]

  • Neotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.84, adult ♀, collected by Charles Darwin on 24 March 1835. [designated by Opinion 2118 (2005: 116)]
  • Type locality: not designated, listed as “Chili” by Gray (1845), redesignated to “Sierra de Uspallata y Paramillos”, Mendoza, Argentina by Scolaro (2010: 35), and corrected to “Cordón del Portillo, Mendoza province, Argentina” by Lobo & Etheridge (2013: 92).

Combinations

  • Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782: 345 [original combination]
  • Phymaturus pallumaGravenhorst, 1838: 750 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Centrura flagellifer bell, 1843: 25
    • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.84, adult ♀, collected by Charles Darwin on 24 March 1835.
    • Type locality: not designated, listed as “Chili” by Gray (1845), redesignated to “Sierra de Uspallata y Paramillos”, Mendoza, Argentina by Scolaro (2010: 35), and corrected to “Cordón del Portillo, Mendoza province, Argentina” by Lobo & Etheridge (2013: 92).

References

Primary references

  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2005. Opinion 2118 (Case 3225): Phymaturus Gravenhorst, 1837 and Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782 (currently Phymaturus palluma; Reptilia, Sauria): usage of the names conserved by the designation of a neotype for Lacerta palluma Molina, 1782. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 62(2): 116–117. Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Cei, J.M. & Scolaro, J.A. 2006. The neotype of the type species of the neotropical iguanian genus Phymaturus: a critical commentary on a recent opinion of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Zootaxa 1297(1): 17–22. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1297.1.2 Paywall Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: High Mountain Lizard
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