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Hydrosaurus

Osteichthyes - Agamidae

Taxonomy
Hydrosaurus was named by Kaup (1828). It is extant.

It was assigned to Agamidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Hydrosaurus Kaup
1996Hydrosaurus Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
AcrodontaCope 1864
familyAgamidaeGray 1827
genusHydrosaurusKaup 1828

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. Hydrosaurus Kaup 1828
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Hydrosaurus amboinensis Schlosser 1788 [Sailfin lizard]
Hydrosaurus pustulatus Escholtz 1829 [Philippine sailfin lizard]
Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour 1911 [Weber's sailfin 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available