Mesaspis
Mesaspis is a genus of lizards in the family Anguidae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Subfamily: | Gerrhonotinae |
| Genus: | Mesaspis Cope, 1877 |
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Geographic range
The genus Mesaspis is native to México and Central America.[1]
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Mesaspis antauges (Cope, 1866)
- Mesaspis cuchumatanus Solano-Zavaleta, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Campbell, 2016
- Mesaspis gadovii (Boulenger, 1913)
- Mesaspis juarezi (Karges & J.W. Wright, 1987)
- Mesaspis monticola (Cope, 1878)
- Mesaspis moreletii (Bocourt, 1871) – Morelet's alligator lizard
- Mesaspis viridiflava (Bocourt, 1873)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mesaspis.
References
- Mesaspis. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Consulted: 7-04-2012
- "Mesaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
Further reading
- Cope ED (1878). "Tenth Contribution to the Herpetology of Tropical America". Proc. American Philos. Soc. 17: 85–98. [1877]. (Mesaspis, new genus, p. 96).
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