- Descrito por / Described by:
Albert Günther, 1860

- Nome original / Original name:
Chalceus alburnus

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Second list of cold-blooded vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of western Ecuador.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 3): 402-420.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Andes ocidental do Equador. / Western Andes of Ecuador.