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Cnemidophorus burti xanthanotus (Redback whiptail)

Osteichthyes - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Cnemidophorus burti xanthanotus was named by Duellman and Lowe (1953). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. bilobatus, C. gularis, C. perplexus, C. tigris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Cnemidophorus burti xanthanotus Duellman and Lowe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
—Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
tribeTeiiniPresch 1974
genusCnemidophorusWagler 1830
speciesburtiTaylor 1938
subspeciesxanthanotusDuellman and Lowe 1953

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.

Cnemidophorus burti xanthanotus Duellman and Lowe 1953 [Redback whiptail]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available