Cordylus cordylus

Cordylus cordylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Cordylus
Species:

Name

Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Syntypes: NRM 115 and 118.
  • Type locality: “Africa, Asia”.

Combinations

  • Lacerta cordylus Linnaeus, 1758: 202 [original combination]
  • Stellio cordylusDaudin, 1802 [subsequent combination]
  • Zonurus cordylusGray, 1845 [subsequent combination]
  • Cordylus cordylusFitzSimons, 1943 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • Afrikaans: Kaapse gordelakkedis
  • Deutsch: Kap-Gürtelschweif
  • English: Cape Girdled Lizard
  • українська: Поясохвіст звичайний
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