Leiocephalus melanochlorus

Leiocephalus melanochlorus

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: Leiocephalidae
Genus: Leiocephalus
Species: Leiocephalus melanochlorus

Name

• Leiocephalus melanochlorus (Cope, 1862)

Syntypes: MCZ 3598, USNM 53402, CAS 39392.

Type locality: “Hayti, near Jeremie”.

Combinations

• Liocephalus [sic] melanochlorus Cope, 1862: 184 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1862. Contributions to Neotropical Saurology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 176–188. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leiocephalus melanochlorus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 September 2018.
• Landestoy, M., Inchaustegui, S. & Hedges, B. 2016. IUCN: Leiocephalus melanochlorus  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178323A71745249. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178323A71745249.en

Vernacular names

English: Jeremie Curlytail Lizard