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Xenosaurus (American knob-scaled lizards)
Taxonomy
Xenosaurus was named by Gray (1856). It is extant. It is the type genus of Xenosauridae, Xenosaurinae.
It was assigned to Xenosaurinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); and to Xenosauridae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Xenosaurinae by McDowell and Bogert (1954); and to Xenosauridae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Xenosaurus Gray |
| 1954 | Xenosaurus McDowell and Bogert p. 131 |
| 1996 | Xenosaurus Frank and Ramus |
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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.
G. Xenosaurus Gray 1856 [American knob-scaled lizards]
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Xenosaurus agrenon King and Thompson 1968
Xenosaurus arboreus King and Thompson 1968 [King's knob-scaled lizard]
Xenosaurus grandis Gray 1856 [Knob-scaled lizard]
Xenosaurus newmanorum Taylor 1949 [Newman's knob-scaled lizard]
Xenosaurus platyceps King and Thompson 1968 [Flathead knob-scaled lizard]
Xenosaurus rackhami Stuart 1941 [Rackham's knob-scaled lizard]
Xenosaurus rectocollaris Smith and Iverson 1993 [Pallid knob-scaled lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available