Ctenoblepharys adspersa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Liolaemidae
Genus: Ctenoblepharys
Species: Ctenoblepharys adspersa

Name

Ctenoblepharys adspersa Tschudi, 1845: 158

• Lectotype: MHNN 2291.1, ♂, collected by J.J. Tschudi between 1838–1842. [designated by Ortiz (1989: 50)]
• Type locality: not stated; cited as “Hacienda »Acaray«, 2 Leguas von Huacho, in der Küstenregion” in Tschudi (1845: 37).
• Paralectotypes (2): MHNN 2291.2, ♀, and NHMW 18905, ♀, same data as lectotype.

Combinations

• Ctenoblepharis adspersa — Boulenger, 1885: 136 [unjustified emendation]

Native distribution areas

• Peru: Lima, Ica and Arequipa departments.

References

Primary references

• Tschudi J.J. von 1845. Reptilium conspectum quae in republica Peruana reperiuntur er pleraque observata vel collecta sunt in itenere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 11(1): 150–170. BHL Reference page. 
• Tschudi, J.J., 1845: Herpetologie. Pp. ii-xxx + 1–80, Pls. 12. in von Tschudi, J. J., editor. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. St. Gallen, Switzerland Scheitlin and Zollikofer. 1844-46, in 12 parts. BHLReference page. 
• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Aniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 497 pp., 24 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Ortiz, J.C. 1989. Catalogue des types du musée d’histoire naturelle de Neuchatel III. Sauriens. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences naturelles 112: 47–64.

Additional references

• Etheridge, R. 1995. Redescription of Ctenoblepharys adspersa Tschudi, 1845, and the taxonomy of Liolaeminae (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3142: 1–34. hdl: 2246/3658 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ctenoblepharys adspersa. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 November 2019.
• Aguilar, C., Quiroz Rodriguez, A., Perez, J., Catenazzi, A. & Lundberg, M. 2017. IUCN: Ctenoblepharys adspersa  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T169714A48671559. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T169714A48671559.en

Vernacular names

English: Peruvian Eyelash Iguana
español: Cabezona