Meroles knoxii

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia 

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
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Meroles
Species: Meroles knoxii

Name

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Meroles knoxii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

  • Type material: unknown.
  • Type locality: “cap de Bonne-Espérance”.

Combinations

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  • Lacerta knoxii Milne-Edwards, 1829: 85 [original combination]
  • Meroles knoxiiGray, 1838: 282 [subsequent combination]
  • Eremias knoxiiDuméril & Bibron, 1839: 299 [subsequent combination]
  • Scapteira knoxiiBoulenger, 1887: 109 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Knox's Desert Lizard
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