NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Curaçao Whiptail
Cnemidophorus murinus (Laurenti, 1768)
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.
Cnemidophorus murinus
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Open encyclopedia reference
Cnemidophorus murinus, known commonly as Laurenti's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae (whiptails). It is endemic to the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao. It is significantly larger than the other species of Cnemidophorus, except for the closely related Cnemidophorus ruthveni.
Wikipedia contributors, Cnemidophorus murinus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:53:19.091844+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cnemidophorus murinus (Laurenti, 1768)
- Name authority
- (Laurenti, 1768)
- Common name
- Curaçao Whiptail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Teiidae
- Genus
- Cnemidophorus
- 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
- genusCnemidophorus
- speciesCnemidophorus murinus (Laurenti, 1768)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cnemidophorus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aruba WhiptailCnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Los Frailes WhiptailCnemidophorus flavissimus Ugueto, Harvey & Rivas, 2010 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gaige’s Rainbow lizardCnemidophorus gaigei Ruthven, 1915 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cnemidophorus gramivagus Mccrystal & Dixon, 1987 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rainbow WhiptailCnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blanquilla WhiptailCnemidophorus leucopsammus Ugueto & Harvey, 2010 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Colee's RacerunnerCnemidophorus pseudolemniscatus Cole & Dessauer, 1993 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| La Tortuga WhiptailCnemidophorus rostralis Ugueto & Harvey, 2010 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue Rainbow lizardCnemidophorus splendidus Markezich, Cole & Dessauer, 1997 | TeiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maria Islands WhiptailCnemidophorus vanzoi (Baskin & Williams, 1966) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Seps murinus Laurenti, 1768 Laurenti, 1768 | 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=Cnemidophorus&species=murinus 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:WH2L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.