NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Forest Whiptail
Kentropyx pelviceps (Cope, 1868)
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
- Kentropyx pelviceps (Cope, 1868)
- Name authority
- (Cope, 1868)
- Common name
- Forest Whiptail
- 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 pelviceps (Cope, 1868)
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 |
| Cocha WhiptailKentropyx altamazonica (Cope, 1875) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Guyana KentropyxKentropyx borckiana (Peters, 1869) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Centropyx pelviceps Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868 | synonym |
| Kentropyx dorsalis Günther Günther | 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=pelviceps 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:3R5LY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.