Taxonomy Profile: Gerrhosauridae

Gerrhosauridae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
plated lizards []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gerrhosauridae: 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 : Gerrhosauridae
plated lizards |
Gerrhosauridae Direct Children(s):
Cordylosaurus
(Gray 1866)
Gerrhosaurus
(Wiegmann 1828)
Tetradactylus
(Merrem 1820)
Tracheloptychus
(Peters 1854)
Zonosaurus
(Boulenger 1887)
Broadleysaurus
(Bates and Tolley 2013)
Matobosaurus
(Bates and Tolley 2013)
Gerrhosauridae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Gerrhosauridae
Source(s):
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:
Gerrhosauridae
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:
Gerrhosauridae
Gerrhosauridae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gerrhosauridae: Comments