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Calotes

Reptilia - Agamidae

Taxonomy
Calotes was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Calotes Linneaus
1996Calotes Frank and Ramus

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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()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
—AcrodontaCope 1864
familyAgamidaeGray 1827
genusCalotesLinneaus 1758

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. Calotes Linneaus 1758
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Calotes emma Gray 1845 [Thailand bloodsucker]
Calotes versicolor Daudin 1802 [Variable agama]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available