Holcosus chaitzami

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

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Holcosus
Species: Holcosus chaitzami

Holotype: UMMZ 90638, adult ♂, collected by L.C. Stuart on 15 April 1940.

Type locality: “Along Cahabón–Lanquín trail about 2 km north of Finca Canihor (about 38 km ENE [straight line] of Cobán, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala)”.

Ameiva chaitzami Stuart, 1972: 143 [original combination]
Holcosus chaitzami — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 118 [subsequent combination]

Stuart, L.C. 1942. Comments on the undulata group of Ameiva (Sauria). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 143–150. BHL
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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Holcosus chaitzami. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 November 2018.
Campbell, J.A. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. 2013. IUCN: Holcosus chaitzami (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T64247A3134064. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64247A3134064.en

English: Chaitzam's Ameiva