Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails). The species is endemic to Curacao, and is oviparous.[2]

Cnemidophorus murinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Cnemidophorus
Species:
C. murinus
Binomial name
Cnemidophorus murinus
(Laurenti, 1768)
Synonyms[2]
  • Seps murinus
    Laurenti, 1768
  • Cnemidophorus murinus
    Wagler, 1830
A Laurenti's whiptail lizard. Shete Boca National Park, Curacao.

References

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  1. ^ van Buurt, G. 2016. Cnemidophorus murinus (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50011969A115403393. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50011969A50011991.en. Downloaded on 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cnemidophorus murinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 March 2014.

Further reading

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  • Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L. Jr. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Cnemidophorus murinus, p. 10).
  • Laurenti JN (1768). Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum. Vienna: "Joan. Thom. Nob. de Trattnern". 214 pp. + Plates I-V. (Seps murinus, new species, p. 63). (in Latin).
  • Wagler J (1830). Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J.G. Cotta. vi + 354 pp. + one plate. (Cnemidophorus murinus, new combination, p. 154). (in German and Latin).