Alopoglossus viridiceps

Alopoglossus viridiceps

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 viridiceps

Name

• Alopoglossus viridiceps Torres-Carvajal & Lobos, 2014: 109

Holotype: QCAZ 10670, adult ♂, collected by V. Aguirre-Peñafiel and J. Zanka on 27 June 2010 .

Type locality: “Nanegal, Santa Lucia Cloud Forest Reserve, 0.113528°N; -78.6135°W (Decimal Degrees, WGS84), 1742 m, Provincia Pichincha, Ecuador”.

References

Primary references

• Torres-Carvajal, O. & Lobos, S.E. 2014. A new species of Alopoglossus lizard (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the tropical Andes, with a molecular phylogeny of the genus. ZooKeys 410: 105–120. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.410.7401 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Alopoglossus viridiceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 July 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Green-headed Shade Lizard
español: Lagartija de sombra de cabeza verde