Cnemidophorus ruthveni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species:
C. ruthveni
Binomial name
Cnemidophorus ruthveni
Burt, 1935

Cnemidophorus ruthveni is a species of teiid lizard endemic to Bonaire and commonly known as the Bonaire whiptail.[2] It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cnemidophorus murinus, commonly known as Laurent's whiptail, but that name is now restricted to the form found on the island of Curacao.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ van Buurt, G. 2016. Cnemidophorus ruthveni (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50012123A115403496. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50012123A50012137.en. Downloaded on 21 June 2019.
  2. โ†‘ Cnemidophorus ruthveni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 June 2019.
  3. โ†‘ Ugueto, Gabriel N., and Michael B. Harvey. Southern Caribbean Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): Description of New Species and Taxonomic Status of C. murinus ruthveni Burt. Herpetological Monographs, 24(1):111-148 (2010). Downloaded on 31 March 2020.


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