Ameiva pantherina

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: Ameiva
Species: Ameiva pantherina

Name

• Ameiva pantherina Ugueto & Harvey, 2011

Holotype: LACM 31431, adult male.

Type locality: 60 km southeast of Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela.

Etymology: The name is derived from the Greek word panther, meaning cat, in reference to the leopard-like dorsal pattern exhibited by adults of this species.

Mentions

• Ameiva ameiva melanocephala Donoso-Barros, 1968: 115 (part.)
• Ameiva pantherina Ugueto & Harvey, 2011
• Ameiva pantherina Harvey et al., 2012

References

• Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Michael B. Harvey, 2011: Revision of Ameiva ameiva Linnaeus (Squamata: Teiidae) in Venezuela: Recognition of Four Species and Status of Introduced Populations in Southern Florida, USA. Herpetological monographs, 25(1): 112–170. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-10-00007.1.