Taxonomy Profile: Phrynosoma ornatissimum (Girard 1858)

Phrynosoma ornatissimum: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Phrynosoma douglassii ornatissimum
Girard 1858
Tapaya ornatissima
Girard 1858
Phrynosoma douglasii ornatissimum
Girard 1858
Common Name(s):
Desert Short-horned Lizard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phrynosoma ornatissimum: 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 : Iguania
Iguanas |
iguanes |
Family : Phrynosomatidae
North American Spiny Lizards |
Subfamily : Phrynosomatinae
Genus : Phrynosoma
Horned Lizards |
Species : Phrynosoma ornatissimum
Desert Short-horned Lizard |
Phrynosoma ornatissimum Direct Children(s):
Phrynosoma ornatissimum: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Phrynosoma ornatissimum
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Montanucci, Richard R.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2015-09-11 / 2015-09-11
Article/Chapter Title:
A taxonomic revision of the Phrynosoma douglasii species complex (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 4015, no. 1
Page(s):
1-177
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5334
Notes:
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4015.1.1
Reference for:
Phrynosoma ornatissimum
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Girard, Charles F.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1858-01-01 / 1858-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
United States Exploring Expedition during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Vol. 20. Herpetology
Page(s):
492
Publisher:
C. Sherman & Son
Publication Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/usexex19_30select.cfm
Reference for:
Phrynosoma ornatissimum
Phrynosoma ornatissimum: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Phrynosoma ornatissimum: Comments
Comment:
While Girard (1858: 396) lists 'Tapaya ornatissima,' he considers Tapaya to be a subgenus of genus Phrynosoma (see p. 394); therefore the original combination for this epithet is Phrynosoma ornatissima