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Uromastyx (spiny-tailed lizard)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Uromastyx was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant. It is the type genus of Uromastycinae. It was considered monophyletic by Theobold (1868).

It was assigned to Uromastycinae by Theobold (1868); and to Agamidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Uromastyx Merrem
1868Uromastyx Theobold
1903Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano
1980Palaeochamaeleo Moody and Roček p. 86
1983Uromastyx Estes
1988Uromastyx Carroll
1996Uromastyx Frank and Ramus
2016Jeddaherdan Apesteguía et al.
2016Jeddaherdan aleadonta Apesteguía et al. p. 3 figs. 1, 3

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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()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
AcrodontaCope 1864
genusUromastyxMerrem 1820

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. Uromastyx Merrem 1820 [spiny-tailed lizard]
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Uromastyx acanthinurus Bell 1825 [Dabba mastigure]
Uromastyx aegypticus Forskal 1775 [Egyptian mastigure]
Uromastyx asmussi Strauch 1863 [Iranian mastigure]
Uromastyx benti Anderson 1894 [Bent's mastigure]
Uromastyx dispar Heyden 1827 [Sudan mastigure]
Uromastyx europaeus Moody 1980
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Invalid names: Palaeochamaeleo europaeus De Stefano 1903 [synonym]
Uromastyx geyri Muller 1922 [Sahara mastigure]
Uromastyx hardwickii Gray 1827 [Indian mastigure]
Uromastyx loricatus Blanford 1874 [Mesopotamian mastigure]
Uromastyx macfadyeni Parker 1932 [Somali mastigure]
Uromastyx ocellatus Lichtenstein 1823 [Ocellated mastigure]
Uromastyx ornatus Heyden 1827 [Ornate mastigure]
Uromastyx princeps O'Shaughnessy 1880 [Princely mastigure]
Uromastyx scorteccii Cherchi 1954 [Scortecci's mastigure]
Uromastyx thomasi Parker 1930 [Thomas' mastigure]
Invalid names: Jeddaherdan Apesteguía et al. 2016 [synonym], Jeddaherdan aleadonta Apesteguía et al. 2016 [nomen dubium], Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available