Holcosus anomalus

Holcosus anomalus

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: Holcosus
Species: Holcosus anomalus

Name

Holcosus anomalus (Echternacht, 1977)

• Holotype: AMNH R-109694, adult ♂, collected by C.W. Myers and J.W. Daly on February 1973.
• Type locality: “Quebrado Guangui, 0.5 km above Rio Patia (Upper Rio Saija drainage), Depto. Cauca, Colombia, 100-200 m”.

Combinations

• Ameiva anomala Echternacht, 1977: 1 [original combination]
• Holcosus undulatus — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 118 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Echternacht, A.C. 1977. A new species of lizard of the genus Ameiva (Teiidae) from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia. Copeia 1977(1): 1–7. DOI: 10.2307/1443496 Reference page. 
• Harvey, M.B., Ugueto, G.N. & Gutberlet, Jr., R.L. 2012. Review of teiid morphology with a revised taxonomy and phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). Zootaxa 3459(1): 1–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3459.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Holcosus anomalus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 October 2018.
• Acosta Chaves, V., Batista, A., Chaves, G., Flores-Villela, O., Ibáñez, R., Jaramillo, C., Köhler , G. & Solórzano, A. 2013. IUCN: Holcosus anomalus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T197436A2483383. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T197436A2483383.en

Vernacular names

English: Echternacht's Ameiva