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 Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Subfamilia: Phrynosomatinae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species: Phrynosoma brevirostris

Name

  • Phrynosoma brevirostris Girard, 1858: 397

Lectotype: USNM 4592c, collected by W. Wood on 1857. [designated by Montanucci (2015: 28)]

Type locality: “Plains of Kansas and Nebraska”, restricted to “9.6 km E of Agate, Sioux County, Nebraska” by Montanucci (2015: 28).

Paralectotypes (8): USNM 4592 (7 specimens), same data as lectotype and USNM 208 (1 specimen), collected at same locality on 26 July 1856. [designated by Montanucci (2015: 28)]

Combinations

  • Phrynosoma (Tapaya) brevirostris Girard, 1858: 397 [original combination]
  • Phrynosoma brevirostre — Cope, 1866: 302 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Girard, C.F. 1858. United States Exploring Expedition during the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Volume 20. Herpetology. C. Sherman & Son: Philadelphia. xv + 492 pp.

Vernacular names

English: Great Plains Short-horned Lizard
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