Ameivula abalosi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Lacertoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Ameivula
Species: Ameivula abalosi

Name

Ameivula abalosi (Cabrera, 2012)

• Holotype: UNNEC 05676, adult ♂, collected by M.L. Lyons, E. Shaefer and R. Aguirre on 9 December 1997.
• Type locality: “Argentina: Provincia de Formosa: Departamento Bermejo: La Libertad (23°59’ S; 60°41’ W)”.
• Etymology: named after Jorge W. Abalos, a novelist and university professor, who specialized in venomous animals.

Combinations

• Cnemidophorus abalosi Cabrera, 2012: 125 [original combination]
• Ameivula abalosi — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 93 [subsequent combination, by implication]

References

Primary references

• Cabrera, M.R. 2012. A new species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata, Teiidae) from the South American Chaco. The Herpetological Journal 22(2): 123–131. PDF 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

• Arzamendia, V., Fitzgerald, L., Giraudo, A., Kacoliris, F., Montero, R., Pelegrin, N., Scrocchi, G., Williams, J. & Gonzales, L. 2016. IUCN: Ameivula abalosi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50011707A50011709. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50011707A50011709.en. Accessed on 22 December 2025.