Pristidactylus volcanensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Leiosauridae
Subfamilia: Leiosaurinae
Genus: Pristidactylus
Species: Pristidactylus volcanensis

Name

Pristidactylus volcanensis Lamborot & Díaz, 1987: 29

• Holotype: MNHNC 2000 (formerly LCUC 982), adult ♀, collected by Héctor Barrera and Madeleine Lamborot on 10 March 1984.
• Type locality: “El Volcán, Cajón del Maipo, Andean Range, lat 33°49’S, long 70°10’W, alt 1416 m, 60 km SE (roadline) Santiago”, Chile.

References

Primary references

• Lamborot, M. & Díaz, N.F. 1987. A New Species of Pristidactylus (Sauria: Iguanidae) from Central Chile and Comments on the Speciation in the Genus. Journal of Herpetology 21(1): 29–37. DOI: 10.2307/1564374 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Pristidactylus volcanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 September 2019.
• Espejo, P., Mella, J., Nunez, H. & Garin, C. 2017. IUCN: Pristidactylus volcanensis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T203156A2761213. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T203156A2761213.en

Vernacular names

español: Gruñidor de El Volcán