Contomastix lacertoides

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Lectotype: MNHN-RA-0.1707, collected by D’Orbigny.

Type locality: “Montévidéo [=Mondevideo]”, Uruguay.

Cnemidophorus lacertoides Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 134 [original combination]
Contomastix lacertoides — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 112 [subsequent combination]

Cnemidophorus charrua Cabrera & Carreira, 2009: 99 [synonymized by Borteiro, Kolenc, Prigioni, Lyra & Baldo (2013: 254]

Holotype: MHNM 03423, adult ♂, collected by F. Achaval on 3 February 1977.

Type locality: “Uruguay: Departamento Rocha: Cabo Polonio (34°24’21” S; 53°46’57” W)”.

Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page.
Cabrera, M.R. & Carreira, S. 2009. A new, but probably extinct, species of Cnemidophorus (Squamata, Teiidae) from Uruguay. The Herpetological Journal 19(2): 97–105. Reference page.
Borteiro, C., Kolenc, F., Prigioni, C., Lyra, M.L. & Baldo, D. 2013. A lost species or the loss of stripes? The case of Contomastix lizards from Cabo Polonio, Uruguay, with observations on C. lacertoides (Duméril & Bibron) and Cnemidophorus grandensis Cope (Squamata, Teiidae). Zootaxa 3620(2): 245–259. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.2.3 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.