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Stellio

Reptilia - Agamidae

Taxonomy
Stellio was named by Laurenti (1768) [also attributed to Gray 1845; there is a very good discussion of this name's difficulties in Stejneger 1936]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Agamidae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Stellio Laurenti
1983Stellio Estes
1988Stellio Carroll

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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
genusStellioLaurenti 1768

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. Stellio Laurenti 1768
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available