Aspidoscelis maximus

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: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species: Aspidoscelis maximus

Name

• Aspidoscelis maximus (Cope, 1863)

Holotype: USNM 5297.

Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas”, Baja California, Mexico.

Combinations

• Cnemidophorus maximus Cope, 1863: 104 [original combination]
• Aspidoscelis maxima — Reeder et al., 2002: 22 [subsequent combination]
• Aspidoscelis maximus — Tucker et al., 2016 [subsequent combination, gender agreement]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidoscelis maximus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Cape Region Whiptail