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Günther's Lightbulb Lizard
Proctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891)
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
- Proctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891)
- Name authority
- (Boettger, 1891)
- Common name
- Günther's Lightbulb Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Gymnophthalmidae
- Genus
- Proctoporus
- 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
- genusProctoporus
- speciesProctoporus guentheri (Boettger, 1891)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Proctoporus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivian Lightbulb LizardProctoporus bolivianus Werner, 1910 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus carabaya Goicoechea, Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher & de la Riva, 2013 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus iridescens Goicoechea, Padial, Chaparro, Castroviejo-Fisher & de la Riva, 2013 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus lacertus (Stejneger, 1913) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| River TeiidProctoporus xestus (Uzzell, 1969) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus unsaacae Doan & Castoe, 2003 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus laudahnae Köhler & Lehr, 2004 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rahm's Sun TegusProctoporus rahmi (de Grijs, 1936) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's Sun TegusProctoporus spinalis (Boulenger, 1911) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus katerynae Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui & Catenazzi, 2022 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus optimus Mamani, Cruz, Mallqui & Catenazzi, 2022 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Proctoporus otishi Mamani & Rodríguez, 2022 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Oreosaurus guentheri Boettger, 1891 Boettger, 1891 | synonym |
| Oreosaurus ocellifer Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Oreosaurus anomalus Barbour & Noble, 1921 Barbour & Noble, 1921 | 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=Proctoporus&species=guentheri 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:4MPRY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.