Cordylus rhodesianus

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: Cordylus
Species: Cordylus rhodesianus

Name

Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt, 1933)

• Syntypes: MCZ 33448 (ex-AMG 6583); NMZB 1222 (ex AMG 6605) - 1223 (ex AMG 6583); PEM/R 5294-6 (ex AMG 6583).
• Type locality: “Monte Cassino [Mission], Macheke, Southern Rhodesia [=Zimbabwe]”.

Combinations

• Zonurus cordylus rhodesianus Hewitt, 1933: 48 [original combination]
• Cordylus cordylus rhodesianus — FitzSimons, 1939: 459 [subsequent combination]
• Cordylus rhodesianus — Broadley, 1971: 20 [subsequent combination]

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cordylus rhodesianus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 October 2018.
• Alexander, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2021. IUCN: Cordylus rhodesianus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T110160195A110160295. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T110160195A110160295.en. Accessed on 12 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Zimbabwean Girdled Lizard