Phrynosoma douglasii

Phrynosoma douglasii

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: Phrynosomatinae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species: Phrynosoma douglasii

Name

• Phrynosoma douglasii (Bell, 1829)

Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.10.52-53, collected by David Douglas.

Type locality: “In ora occidentali Americæ Borealis ad ripas fluminis Columbiæ”.

Combinations

• Agama douglassii Bell, 1829: 105 [original combination]
• Phrynosoma douglassii — Wagler, 1830: 146 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Bell, T. 1829. Description of a new species of Agama, brought from the Columbia River by Mr. Douglass. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 16: 105–107. BHL

Additional references

• Montanucci, R.R. 2015. A taxonomic revision of the Phrynosoma douglasii species complex (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae). Zootaxa 4015(1): 1–177. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4015.1.1. Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phrynosoma douglasii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Short-horned Lizard

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