Stenocercus ornatus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Tropiduridae
Genus: Stenocercus
Species: Stenocercus ornatus

Name edit

Stenocercus ornatus (Gray, 1845)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.72.
  • Type locality: “Guayaquil [Provincia Guayas, Ecuador]”, restricted to “Loja, 2150 m, Provincia Loja, Ecuador”, by Fritts (1974: 62).

Combinations edit

  • Leiocephalus ornatus Gray, 1845: 219 [original combination]
  • Liocephalus ornatusBoulenger, 1885: 168 [subsequent combination]
  • Ophryoessoides ornatusEtheridge, 1966: 88 [subsequent combination]
  • Stenocercus ornatusFritts, 1974: 62 [subsequent combination]

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page

Additional references edit

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Vernacular names edit

English: Girard's Whorltail Iguana