Macropholidus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Cercosaurinae
Tribus: Cercosaurini
Genus: Macropholidus
Species (5): M. annectens – M. ataktolepis – M. huancabambae – M. montanuccii – M. ruthveni
Name

Macropholidus Noble, 1921

Type species: Macropholidus ruthveni Noble, 1921, by monotypy.

References
Primary references

Noble, G.K. 1921. Some new lizards from northwestern Peru. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 29: 133–139.

Additional references

Torres-Carvajal, O. & Mafla-Endara, P. 2013. Evolutionary history of Andean Pholidobolus and Macropholidus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(2): 212–217. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.013 Paywall Reference page.
Torres-Carvajal, O., Venegas, P.J. & Nunes, P.M.S. 2020. Description and Phylogeny of a New Species of Andean Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Huancabamba Depression. South American Journal of Herpetology 18(1): 13–23. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00069.1 Open access Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Macropholidus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 April 2022.

Macropholidus is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Species

The genus Macropholidus contains four species which are recognized as being valid.[1][2][3]

Macropholidus annectens Parker, 1930 - Parker's pholiodobolus
Macropholidus ataktolepis Cadle & Chuna, 1995
Macropholidus huancabambae (Reeder, 1996)
Macropholidus montanuccii Torres-Carvajal, Venegas & Nunes, 2020 - Montanucci's cuilanes
Macropholidus ruthveni Noble, 1921 - Ruthven's pholiodobolus

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Macropholidus.
References

"Macropholidus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
"Macropholidus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Gymnophthalmidae.

Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Venegas, Pablo J.; Sales Nunes, Pedro M. (2020-09-15). "Description and Phylogeny of a New Species of Andean Lizard (Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Huancabamba Depression". South American Journal of Herpetology. 18 (1): 13. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-18-00069.1. ISSN 1808-9798.