Ameiva nodam

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata 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: Ameiva
Species: Ameiva nodam

Name

• Ameiva nodam Koch, Venegas, Rödder, Flecks & Böhme, 2013

Holotype: CORBIDI 1870, adult male.

Type locality: Bellavista, Province of Jaén, Region of Cajamarca, Peru.

Etymology: The specific epithet is an agglutination of the exclamation “no dam”. The authors chose this peculiar name to protest against the possible dam construction activities for four hydroelectricity projects along the Marañón river, between the Regions of Cajamarca and Amazonas.

References

Primary references

• Koch, C., Venegas, P.J., Rödder, D., Flecks, M. & Böhme, W. 2013. Two new endemic species of Ameiva (Squamata: Teiidae) from the dry forest of northwestern Peru and additional information on Ameiva concolor Ruthven, 1924. Zootaxa 3745(2): 263–295. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.6 Reference page. 

Other references

• Ameiva nodam at the New Reptile Database