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Phrynosoma platyrhinos (Desert horned lizard)

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Phrynosoma platyrhinos was named by Girard (1852). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard

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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
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
subfamilyIguaninaeCope 1886
genusPhrynosomaWiegmann 1828
speciesplatyrhinosGirard 1852

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.

Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard 1852 [Desert horned lizard]
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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: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nevada) Phrynosoma platyrhinos (99602)