Taxonomy Profile: Meroles (Gray 1838)

Meroles: 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
Meroles: 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 : Lacertidae
Old World Runners |
Lacertid Lizards |
Genus : Meroles
Meroles Direct Children(s):
Meroles squamulosus
(Peters 1854)
Meroles anchietae
(Bocage 1867)
Meroles ctenodactylus
(Smith 1838)
Meroles cuneirostris
(Strauch 1867)
Meroles knoxii
(Milne-Edwards 1829)
Meroles micropholidotus
(Mertens 1938)
Meroles reticulatus
(Bocage 1867)
Meroles suborbitalis
(Peters 1869)
Meroles: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (May 2021)
Acquired:
2021-05-28
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 28 May 2021
Reference for:
Meroles
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Arnold, E. N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-10-26 / 1989-10-26
Article/Chapter Title:
Towards a phylogeny and biogeography of the Lacertidae: relationships within an old-world family of lizards derived from morphology
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology), vol. 55, no. 2
Page(s):
209-257
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0007-1498
Notes:
Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40541252
Reference for:
Meroles
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Edwards, Shelly, William R. Branch, Bieke Vanhooydonck, Anthony Herrel, G. John Measey, and Krystal
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2013-06-06 / 2013-06-06
Article/Chapter Title:
Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, vol. 3669, no. 2
Page(s):
101-114
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3669.2.1
Reference for:
Meroles
Meroles: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Meroles: Comments