Xenosaurus platyceps

Xenosaurus platyceps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neoanguimorpha

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha

Familia: Xenosauridae
Genus: Xenosaurus
Species: Xenosaurus platyceps

Name

• Xenosaurus platyceps King & Thompson, 1968: 113

Holotype: UMMZ 126048, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Tamaulipas, 15.4 mi SSW Ciudad Victoria on road to Jaumave, 4,500 feet elevation.”

References

Primary references

• King, F.W. & Thompson, F.G. 1968. A review of the American lizards of the genus Xenosaurus Peters. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 12(2): 93–123.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xenosaurus platyceps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 April 2018.
• Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Xenosaurus platyceps  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64373A12762122. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64373A12762122.en

Vernacular names

English: Flathead Knob-scaled Lizard