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Xenosaurus grandis (Knob-scaled lizard)

Reptilia - Xenosauridae

Taxonomy
Xenosaurus grandis was named by Gray (1856). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Xenosaurus grandis Gray

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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
speciesgrandisGray 1856

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 grandis Gray 1856 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Pianka and Vitt 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available