Mesaspis viridiflava

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Diploglossa 

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: Anguimorpha
Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha
Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Mesaspis
Species: Mesaspis viridiflava

Name

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Mesaspis viridiflava (Bocourt, 1873)

Holotype: MNHN RA-2920.

Type locality: “Mexique”, restricted to “the highlands of central Oaxaca[, Mexico]” by Tihen (1949: 227).

Combinations

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  • Gerrhonotus viridiflavus Bocourt, 1873: unpaginated [original combination]
  • Barisia viridiflavaTihen, 1949: 598 [name combination]
  • Mesaspis viridiflavaGood, 1988: 87 [name combination]

Synonyms

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  • Gerrhonotus bocourti Peters, 1876: 297 [synonymized by Tihen (1949: 229)]
    • Holotype: ZMB 7557, juvenile indet.
    • Type locality: “angeblich aus Mexico”, restricted to “Oaxaca, Oaxaca” by Smith & Taylor (1950: 200)
  • Gerrhonotus obscurus Günther, 1885: 40 [synonymized by Tihen (1949: 229)]
    • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.43, ♂
    • Type locality: “Mexico”, restricted to “Oaxaca, Oaxaca” by Smith & Taylor (1950: 200)

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Dwarf Alligator Lizard