Alopoglossus angulatus

Alopoglossus angulatus

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: Alopoglossidae
Genus: Alopoglossus
Species: Alopoglossus angulatus

Name

Alopoglossus angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Neotype: RMNH 15200, ♀, collected by M.S. Hoogmoed in August 1968. [designated by Hoogmoed (1973: 216)]
• Type locality: “America”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Brown’s Mountain” [=Brownsberg], Suriname (4°56′N, 55°10′W), by Hoogmoed (1973: 216).

Combinations

• Lacerta angulata Linnaeus, 1758: 204 [original combination]
• Alopoglossus angulatus— Hoogmoed, 1973: 216 [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. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Notes on the herpetofauna of Surinam IV: the lizards and amphisbaenians of Surinam. Biogeographica Volume 1–5. Dr. W. Junk b.v. Publishers: The Hague. 419 pp.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Alopoglossus angulatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Moravec, J., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Aparicio, J. & Perez, P. 2019. IUCN: Alopoglossus angulatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T178418A44953878. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178418A44953878.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Teiid

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