Pholidobolus argosi

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 Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Pholidobolus
Species: Pholidobolus argosi

Name

Pholidobolus argosi Amézquita, Mazariegos-H., Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza, 2023: 126

• Holotype: MHUA R13905 (original field label AA_7058), adult ♂, collected by Ubiel Rendón and Luis A. Mazariegos-H. on 7 October 2020.
• Type locality: “Colombia, Antioquia: municipality of Andes, 5°29.92'N, 75°54.27'W, 2500 m elevation, Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve, in secondary forest, amidst the leaf litter”.

References

Primary references

• Amézquita, A., Mazariegos-H., L.A., Cañaveral, S., Orejuela, C., Barragán-Contreras, L.A. & Daza, J.M. 2023. Species richness under a vertebral stripe: integrative taxonomy uncovers three additional species of Pholidobolus lizards (Sauria, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the north-western Colombian Andes. Zookeys 1141: 119–148. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1141.94774 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Pholidobolus argosi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 May 2023.