Pseudocordylus melanotus

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

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

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Vernacular names edit

English: Highveld Crag Lizard