Karusasaurus jordani

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 jordani

Name

• Karusasaurus jordani (Parker, 1936)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.7.92.

Type locality: “Hoffnung, near Windhoek”, Namibia.

Combinations

• Zonurus jordani Parker, 1936: 133 [original combination]
• Cordylus jordani — Mertes, 1937: 8 [name combination]
• Karusasaurus jordani — Stanley et al., 2011: 66 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R. 1937. Reptilien und Amphibien aus dem südlichen Inner-Afrika. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 435: 1–23. 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 jordani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 September 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Jordan’s/Namibian Girdled Lizard