Holcosus chaitzami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata 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

Name

• Holcosus chaitzami (Stuart, 1942)

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)”.

Combinations

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

References

Primary references

• 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: 1–156. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. 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

Vernacular names

English: Chaitzam's Ameiva