Phymaturus payuniae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Phymaturus payuniae Cei & Castro, 1973

Holotype: IBAUNC-769-6, adult ♂, collected by J.M. Cei, L.P. Castro and T. Ferreyra in December 1971.
Type locality: “Payún plateau, 5 km from the Payún Volcan, 2000 m, South Mendoza Province, Argentina”.

Phymaturus patagonicus payuniae Cei & Castro, 1973: 244 [original combination, as subspecies]
Phymaturus payuniae — Etheridge, 1995: 14 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Cei, J.M. & Castro, L.P. 1973. Taxonomic and serological researches on the Phymaturus patagonicus complex. Journal of Herpetology 7(3): 237–247. DOI: 10.2307/1563009 Reference page.
Etheridge, R. 1995. Redescription of Ctenoblepharys adspersa Tschudi, 1845, and the taxonomy of Liolaeminae (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3142: 1–34. hdl: 2246/3658 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Phymaturus payuniae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 November 2019.
Abdala, S. 2016. IUCN: Phymaturus payuniae (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56250729A56250800. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56250729A56250800.en

English: Payuni Plateau Mountain Lizard