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Cordylus (girdled lizard)

Osteichthyes - Cordylidae

Taxonomy
Cordylus was named by Laurenti (1768). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cordylidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Cordylinae by Stanley et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Cordylus Laurenti
1996Cordylus Frank and Ramus
2011Cordylus Stanley et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyCordylidaeGray 1837
subfamilyCordylinaeMertens 1937
genusCordylusLaurenti 1768

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. Cordylus Laurenti 1768 [girdled lizard]
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Cordylus cataphractus Bole 1828 [Armadillo spinytail lizard]
Cordylus polyzonus Smith 1838 [African spinytail lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available