Pseudocordylus melanotus

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: Pseudocordylus
Species: Pseudocordylus melanotus

Name

• Pseudocordylus melanotus (Smith, 1838)

Type locality: “South Africa”, specified to “hills between the main branches of the Orange River east of Philippolis, Orange Free State” by Smith (1843), restricted to “Ficksburg District, eastern Orange Free State”, South Africa by De Waal (1978: 105)

Combinations

• Cordylus (Pseudocordylus) melanotus Smith, 1838: 32 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838. Contributions to South African Zoology. Magazine of Natural History 2(1): 30–33. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Pseudocordylus melanotus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 September 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Highveld Crag Lizard