Medopheos edracanthus

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: Medopheos
Species: Medopheos edracanthus

Name

• Medopheos edracanthus (Bocourt, 1874)

Holotype: MNHN 4202.

Type locality: “Mexique” (in error).

Combinations

• Ameiva edracantha Bocourt, 1874: 3 [original combination]
• Medopheos edracanthus — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 129 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Bocourt, M.-F. 1874. Deux notes sur quelques sauriens de l'Amérique tropicale. Annales des sciences naturelles. Zoologie et paléontologie Series 5, 19(4): 1–5. BHL
• 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: 1–156. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Medopheos edracanthus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Bocourt's Ameiva