Xenosaurus penai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoanguimorpha

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

Familia: Xenosauridae
Genus: Xenosaurus
Species: Xenosaurus penai

Name

• Xenosaurus penai Pérez-Ramos, Saldaña de la Riva & Campbell, 2000: 501

Holotype: IBH 6414, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Cerro Yucuchinio, 1 km NW Cerro Pico del Aguila, 1735 m, southeastern Guerrero, Mexico. ... This site lies in pine-oak forest in the Sierra de Malinaltepec at about 16º 57' N, 98º 19' W”

References

Primary references

• Pérez-Ramos, E., Saldaña de la Riva, L. & Campbell, J.A. 2000. A new allopatric species of Xenosaurus (Squamata: Xenosauridae) from Guerrero, Mexico. Herpetologica 56(4): 500–506. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xenosaurus penai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 March 2018.
• Canseco-Márquez, L., Campbell, J.A., Ponce-Campos, P., Muñoz-Alonso, A. & García Aguayo, A. 2007. IUCN: Xenosaurus penai  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64371A12761802. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64371A12761802.en