Psilops paeminosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Gymnophthalmini
Genus: Psilops
Species: Psilops paeminosus

Name

Psilops paeminosus (Rodrigues, 1991)

• Holotype: MZUSP, ♀, collected by M.T. Rodrigues on 1 October 1987.
• Type locality: “Brasil: Bahia: Santo Inácio”.

Combinations

• Psilophthalmus paeminosus Rodrigues, 1991: 322 [original combination]
• Psilops paeminosus — Rodrigues et al., 2017: 452 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. II. Psilophthalmus: um novo gênero de Microteiidae sem pálpebra (Sauria: Teiidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 37(20): 321–327. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.1990.37.p321-327 Reference page. 
• Rodrigues, M.T., Recoder, R., Teixeira Jr., M., Roscito, J.G., Guerrero, A.C., Nunes, P.M.S., Freitas, M.A., Fernandes, D.S., Bocchiglieri, A., Dal Vechio, F., Leite, F.S.F., Nogueira, C.C., Damasceno, R., Pellegrino, K.C.M., Argôlo, A.J.S. & Amaro, R.C. 2017. A morphological and molecular study of Psilops, a replacement name for the Brazilian microteiid lizard genus Psilophthalmus Rodrigues 1991 (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4286(4): 451–482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Delfim, F.R., Gonçalves, E.M. & Silva, S.T. 2006. Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae, Psilophthalmus paeminosus: Distribution extension, new state record. Check List 2(3): 89–92. Full article (PDF)
• Thomassen, H., Gomides, S.C., Dilva, E.T., Pinto, H.B.A., Leite, F.S.F. & Garcia, P.C.A. 2016. New state record and updated geographic distribution for the little known Psilophthalmus paeminosus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). North-Western Journal of Zoology 13(1): 171–175.

Links

• Nogueira, C. de C. 2021. IUCN: Psilops paeminosus  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178622A159254773. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178622A159254773.pt. Accessed on 17 March 2026.