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Cnemidophorus alpinus (Alpine whiptail)

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Cnemidophorus alpinus was named by Maslin and Walker (1965). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Cnemidophorus alpinus Maslin and Walker

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
—Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
tribeTeiiniPresch 1974
genusCnemidophorusWagler 1830
speciesalpinusMaslin and Walker 1965

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cnemidophorus alpinus Maslin and Walker 1965 [Alpine whiptail]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available