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Xenosaurus rectocollaris (Pallid knob-scaled lizard)

Reptilia - Xenosauridae

Taxonomy
Xenosaurus rectocollaris was named by Smith and Iverson (1993). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Xenosaurus rectocollaris Smith and Iverson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
familyXenosauridaeCope 1866
subfamilyXenosaurinae
genusXenosaurusGray 1856
speciesrectocollarisSmith and Iverson 1993

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Xenosaurus rectocollaris Smith and Iverson 1993 [Pallid knob-scaled lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-19 07:13:08
Modified: 2005-09-19 09:13:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available