Holcosus leptophrys

Taxonavigation

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 leptophrys

Holotype: AMNH 9506.

Type locality: “Buenos Ayres”, Costa Rica.

Amiva [sic] leptophrys Cope, 1893: 341 [original combination]
Holcosus leptophrys — Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet Jr., 2012: 118 [subsequent combination]

Cope, E.D. 1893. Second addition to the knowledge of the Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 31: 333–347. 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 leptophrys. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 October 2018.
Acosta Chaves, V., Batista, A., García Rodríguez, A., Ines Hladki, A., Ramírez Pinilla, M., Renjifo, J., Urbina, N. & Vargas Álvarez, J. 2015. IUCN: Holcosus leptophrys (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T203181A115348198. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T203181A2761757.en

English: Delicate Ameiva