Karusasaurus polyzonus

Karusasaurus polyzonus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Karusasaurus
Species: Karusasaurus polyzonus

Name

• Karusasaurus polyzonus (Smith, 1838)

Holotype: BMNH ?.

Type locality: South Africa.

Combinations

• Cordylus polyzonus Smith, 1838: 31 [original combination]
• Zonurus polyzonus — Duméril & Bibron 1839: 357 [name combination]
• Karusasaurus polyzonus — Stanley et al., 2011: 66 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838. Contributions to South African Zoology. Magazine of Natural History 2(1): 30–33. BHL Reference page. 
• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Stanley, E.L., Bauer, A.M., Jackman, T.R., Branch, W.R. & Mouton, P. Le F.N. 2011. Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(1): 53–70. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.024 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Karusasaurus polyzonus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 September 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Karoo Girdled Lizard