Taxonomy Profile: Cordylidae

Cordylidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
girdle-tailed lizards []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cordylidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Cordylidae
girdle-tailed lizards |
Cordylidae Direct Children(s):
Chamaesaura
(Schneider 1801)
Cordylus
(Laurenti 1768)
Hemicordylus
(Smith 1838)
Karusasaurus
(Stanley Bauer Jackman Branch and Mouton 2011)
Namazonurus
(Stanley Bauer Jackman Branch and Mouton 2011)
Ninurta
(Stanley Bauer Jackman Branch and Mouton 2011)
Ouroborus
(Stanley Bauer Jackman Branch and Mouton 2011)
Platysaurus
(Smith 1844)
Pseudocordylus
(Smith 1838)
Smaug
(Stanley Bauer Jackman Branch and Mouton 2011)
Cordylidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Cordylidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Cordylidae
Source:
Reptile Database (Aug. 2020)
Acquired:
2020-12-16
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 16 Dec 2020
Reference for:
Cordylidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitzky, and K. D. Wells
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetology
Page(s):
577
Publisher:
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Publication Place:
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-13-850876-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cordylidae
Cordylidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cordylidae: Comments