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Phrynosoma (horned lizard)
Taxonomy
Phrynosoma was named by Wiegmann (1828). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguaninae by Norell (1989); and to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Hay (1930), Estes and Tihen (1964), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Iguaninae by Norell (1989); and to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Hay (1930), Estes and Tihen (1964), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2020-08-20
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Phrynosoma Wiegmann |
| 1875 | Phrynosoma Cope p. 49 |
| 1930 | Phrynosoma Hay p. 247 |
| 1964 | Phrynosoma Estes and Tihen p. 465 |
| 1983 | Phrynosoma Estes |
| 1988 | Phrynosoma Carroll |
| 1989 | Phrynosoma Norell |
| 1996 | Phrynosoma 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. Phrynosoma Wiegmann 1828 [horned lizard]
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†Phrynosoma anzaense Norell 1989
Phrynosoma asio Cope 1864 [Giant horned lizard]
Phrynosoma douglassii Bell 1828 [Short-horned lizard]
Phrynosoma modestum Girard 1852 [Roundtail horned lizard]
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard 1852 [Desert horned lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available