Petrosaurus thalassinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Subfamilia: Sceloporinae
Genus: Petrosaurus
Species: Petrosaurus thalassinus

Name

• Petrosaurus thalassinus (Cope, 1863)

Holotype: USNM 5302.

Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas”, Baja California, Mexico.

Combinations

• Uta thalassina Cope, 1863: 104 [original combination]
• Petrosaurus thalassinus — Boulenger, 1885: 205 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Petrosaurus thalassinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.
• Hollingsworth, B. & Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Petrosaurus thalassinus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64070A12741368. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64070A12741368.en

Vernacular names

English: Baja California Rock Lizard