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Holcosus niceforoi (Dunn, 1943)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Holcosus niceforoi (Dunn, 1943)
Name authority
(Dunn, 1943)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Teiidae
Genus
Holcosus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyTeiidae
  12. genusHolcosus
  13. speciesHolcosus niceforoi (Dunn, 1943)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Holcosus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Bridges'AmeivaHolcosus bridgesii Cope, 1869TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Delicate AmeivaHolcosus leptophrys (Cope, 1893)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Rainbow AmeivaHolcosus sinister (Smith & Laufe, 1946)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Echternacht's AmeivaHolcosus anomalus (Echternacht, 1977)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Edward’s Middle American Ameiva [edwardsii]Holcosus festivus (Lichtenstein & Martens, 1856)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Peters' AmeivaHolcosus orcesi (Peters, 1964)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Four-lined AmeivaHolcosus quadrilineatus (Hallowell, 1861)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Seven-lined AmeivaHolcosus septemlineatus (Duméril, 1851)TeiidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Ameiva festiva niceforoi Dunn, 1943 Dunn, 1943synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Colombia (Tolima)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Holcosus&species=niceforoi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3M7WZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.