Taxonomy Profile: Xenosaurus grandis (Gray 1856)

Xenosaurus grandis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Cubina grandis
Gray 1856
Xenosaurus fasciatus
Peters 1861
Common Name(s):
Xenosaurio mayor []
Knob-scaled Lizard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Xenosaurus grandis: 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 : Xenosauridae
knob-scaled lizards |
Genus : Xenosaurus
Species : Xenosaurus grandis
Xenosaurio mayor |
Knob-scaled Lizard |
Xenosaurus grandis Direct Children(s):
Xenosaurus grandis sanmartinensis
(Werler and Shannon 1961)
Xenosaurus grandis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Xenosaurus grandis
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Xenosaurus grandis
Source(s):
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Xenosaurus grandis
Source:
Reptile Database (Dec. 2020)
Acquired:
2021-01-31
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org
Reference for:
Xenosaurus grandis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Xenosaurus grandis
Xenosaurus grandis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mexico / Native
Xenosaurus grandis: Comments