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Peters' Pholiodobolus
Pholidobolus affinis (Peters, 1863)
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
- Pholidobolus affinis (Peters, 1863)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1863)
- Common name
- Peters' Pholiodobolus
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gymnophthalmidae
- Genus
- Pholidobolus
- 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
- familyGymnophthalmidae
- genusPholidobolus
- speciesPholidobolus affinis (Peters, 1863)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pholidobolus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Uzzell's PrionodactylusPholidobolus dicrus (Uzzell, 1973) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| MacBryde's PholiodobolusPholidobolus macbrydei Montanucci, 1973 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mountain PholiodobolusPholidobolus montium (Peters, 1863) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montanucci's PholiodobolusPholidobolus prefrontalis Montanucci, 1973 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pholidobolus paramuno Hurtado-Gómez, Arredondo, Sales-Nunes & Daza, 2018 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Long-necked cuilanesPholidobolus dolichoderes Parra, Sales-Nunes & Torres-Carvajal, 2020 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haunted cuilanesPholidobolus fascinatus Parra, Sales-Nunes & Torres-Carvajal, 2020 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Condor cuilanesPholidobolus condor Parra, Sales-Nunes & Torres-Carvajal, 2020 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pholidobolus celsiae Amézquita, Mazariegos-H, Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza, 2023 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pholidobolus marianus (Ruthven, 1921) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuilanes of HillisPholidobolus hillisi Torres-Carvajal, Venegas, Lobos, Mafla-Endara & Sales-Nunes, 2014 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown PrionodactylusPholidobolus vertebralis (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Prionodactylus ocellifer Werner, 1901 Werner, 1901 | synonym |
| Ecpleopus (Aspidolaemus) affinis Peters, 1863 Peters, 1863 | 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=Pholidobolus&species=affinis 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:4GLQJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.