Ophisaurus ceroni

Taxonavigation

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: Anguinae
Genus: Ophisaurus
Species: Ophisaurus ceroni

Name

Ophisaurus ceroni Holman, 1965: 311

Holotype: UIMNH 64463 (formerly INHS 272), sex unknown, collected by J.A. Holman and Donna Rae Holman on 11 August 1964.

Type locality: “Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico”.

References

Primary references

• Holman, J.A. 1965. A new glass lizard from Veracruz, Mexico. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 27: 311–315. DOI: 10.2307/24315117 JSTOR

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ophisaurus ceroni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 6 June 2020.
• Flores-Villela, O. & Lopez-Luna, M.A. 2007. IUCN: Ophisaurus ceroni  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63717A12709453. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63717A12709453.en

Vernacular names

English: Ceron's Glass Lizard
español: Lagartija de cristal de Veracruz