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Trachydosaurus

Reptilia - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Trachydosaurus was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lygosominae by Estes (1983); and to Scincidae by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Trachydosaurus Gray
1983Trachydosaurus Estes
1988Trachydosaurus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
subfamilyLygosominaeMittleman 1952
genusTrachydosaurusGray 1825

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. Trachydosaurus Gray 1825
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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
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) T. rugosus (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) T. rugosus (181314)