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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Diploglossa |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Elgaria
Species: Elgaria coerulea
Subspecies (4): E. c. coerulea – E. c. palmeri – E. c. principis – E. c. shastensis
Name
Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828)
- Holotype: ZMB 1163, collected by A. von Chamisso on 1816.
- Type locality: “Brasilia” (in error); modified to “San Francisco, California” by Stejneger (1902).
Combinations
- Gerrhonotus coeruleus Wiegmann, 1828: 380 [original combination]
- Elgaria coerulea — Tihen, 1949: 595 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde (in German). Isis von Oken 21(4): 364–383. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Elgaria coerulea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2018.
- Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Elgaria coerulea (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63701A12706801. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63701A12706801.en
- Elgaria coerulea – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
français: Lézard-alligator boréal
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