Stenocercus ornatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

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
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species:

Name

Stenocercus ornatus (Gray, 1845)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.72.
  • Type locality: “Guayaquil [Provincia Guayas, Ecuador]”, restricted to “Loja, 2150 m, Provincia Loja, Ecuador”, by Fritts (1974: 62).

Combinations

  • Leiocephalus ornatus Gray, 1845: 219 [original combination]
  • Liocephalus ornatus — Boulenger, 1885: 168 [subsequent combination]
  • Ophryoessoides ornatus — Etheridge, 1966: 88 [subsequent combination]
  • Stenocercus ornatus — Fritts, 1974: 62 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: Girard's Whorltail Iguana
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