Cercosaura nigroventris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

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 Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Cercosaura
Species: Cercosaura nigroventris

Name

Cercosaura nigroventris (Gorzula & Señaris, 1999)

Holotype: MHNLS 10718.

Type locality: Cerro Guanay, alto Río Paraguaza, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela (05° 55’ N, 66° 23’ W), 1650 m elevation.

Combinations

• Prionodactylus nigroventris Gorzula & Señaris, 1999 [original combinatio]
• Cercosaura nigroventris Doan, 2003 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gorzula, S. & Señaris, J.C. 1999 [1998]. In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], pp. 269+ ISBN 980-6020-48-0.
• Doan, T.M. 2003. A new phylogenetic classification for the gymnophthalmid genera Cercosaura, Pantodactylus and Prionodactylus (Reptilia: Squamata). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137(1): 101–115. DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00043.x Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cercosaura nigroventris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2022.