NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Guyana Kentropyx
Kentropyx borckiana (Peters, 1869)
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.
Kentropyx borckiana. Georgetown, Guyana
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Open encyclopedia reference
Kentropyx borckiana, commonly known as the Guyana kentropyx, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to northeastern South America, as well as to the Caribbean island of Barbados.
Wikipedia contributors, Kentropyx borckiana; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:54:47.453877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kentropyx borckiana (Peters, 1869)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1869)
- Common name
- Guyana Kentropyx
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Teiidae
- Genus
- Kentropyx
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyTeiidae
- genusKentropyx
- speciesKentropyx borckiana (Peters, 1869)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kentropyx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Striped forest whiptailKentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boettger's KentropyxKentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Forest WhiptailKentropyx pelviceps (Cope, 1868) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cocha WhiptailKentropyx altamazonica (Cope, 1875) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kentropyx lagartija Gallardo, 1962 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Striped WhiptailKentropyx striata (Daudin, 1802) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gallagher's KentropyxKentropyx vanzoi Gallagher & Dixon, 1980 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green KentropyxKentropyx viridistriga (Boulenger, 1894) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gastropholis mertensi de Grijs, 1926 de Grijs, 1926 | synonym |
| Centropyx copii Garman, 1887 Garman, 1887 | synonym |
| Centropyx borckiana Peters, 1869 Peters, 1869 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Kentropyx&species=borckiana 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.
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:3R5LN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.