NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Denfer Four-toed Forest Lizard
Sauresia agramma Schools & Hedges, 2024
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
- Sauresia agramma Schools & Hedges, 2024
- Name authority
- Schools & Hedges, 2024
- Common name
- Denfer Four-toed Forest Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Diploglossidae
- Genus
- Sauresia
- 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
- familyDiploglossidae
- genusSauresia
- speciesSauresia agramma Schools & Hedges, 2024
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sauresia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common four-toed GalliwaspSauresia sepsoides Gray, 1852 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Small-footed Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia manicula Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Borderland Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia synoria Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cayemite Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia cayemitae Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pangnol Four-toed Forest LizardSauresia pangnolae Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- SCHOOLS, M., & HEDGES, S. B. (2024). A new forest lizard fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Diploglossidae, Celestinae). Zootaxa 5554(1): 1-306. 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:V7K9Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.