Macropholidus
| Macropholidus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gymnophthalmidae |
| Tribe: | Cercosaurini |
| Genus: | Macropholidus Noble, 1921 |
Macropholidus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species
The genus Macropholidus contains four species which are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Macropholidus annectens Parker, 1930
- Macropholidus ataktolepis Cadle & Chuna, 1995
- Macropholidus huancabambae (Reeder, 1996)
- Macropholidus ruthveni Noble, 1921
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Macropholidus.
Etymology
The specific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.[3]
Geographic range
M. annectens is found in Ecuador. The other three species, M. ataktolepis, M. huancabambae, and M. ruthveni, are all found in Peru.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Macropholidus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Macropholidus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Gymnophthalmidae.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Macropholidus ruthveni, p. 230).
Further reading
- Noble GK (1921). "Some New Lizards from Northwestern Peru". Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 29: 133-139. (Macropholidus, new genus).
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