Taxonomy Profile: Leposternon (Wagler 1824)

Leposternon: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Leposternon: 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 : Amphisbaenia
Worm Lizards |
Amphisbaenians |
Family : Amphisbaenidae
Tropical Worm Lizards |
Amphisbaenids |
Genus : Leposternon
Leposternon Direct Children(s):
Leposternon bagual
(Ribeiro Santos Jr and Zaher 2015)
Leposternon cerradensis
(Ribeiro Vaz-Silva and Santos Jr 2008)
Leposternon infraorbitale
(Berthold 1859)
Leposternon kisteumacheri
(Porto Soares and Caramaschi 2000)
Leposternon maximus
(Ribeiro Nogueira Cintra da Silva and Zaher 2011)
Leposternon mineiro
(Ribeiro Lima-Silveira and Santos Jr 2018)
Leposternon octostegum
(Duméril 1851)
Leposternon polystegum
(Duméril 1851)
Leposternon scutigerum
(Hemprich 1820)
Leposternon wuchereri
(Peters 1879)
Leposternon: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (2020)
Acquired:
2020-07-23
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org
Reference for:
Leposternon
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gans, Carl
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-03-08 / 2005-03-08
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist and bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the world
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 289
Page(s):
1-130
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0003-0090
Notes:
Reference for:
Leposternon
Leposternon: Geographic Information
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Leposternon: Comments