Loxopholis southi orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Superfamilia: Lacertoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Ecpleopodini
Genus: Loxopholis
Species: Loxopholis southi
Subspecies: Loxopholis southi orientalis

Name

Loxopholis southi orientalis (Taylor, 1955)

• Holotype: KUMNH 36124, ♂, collected by E.H. Taylor on 24 June 1954.
• Type locality: “Volio, Limón Province, Costa Rica”.
• Paratype: KUMNH 36125, ♀, same data as the holotype.

Combinations

• Leposoma southi orientalis Taylor, 1955: 546 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1955. Additions to the known herpetological fauna of Costa Rica with comments on other species. No. II. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 37(13): 499–575. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Loxopholis southi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 February 2022.