Meroles ctenodactylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

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 Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Meroles
Species: Meroles ctenodactylus

Name

• Meroles ctenodactylus (Smith, 1838)

Type locality: “sandy deserts of the Little Namaqualand”, Namibia.

Combinations

• Lacerta ctenodactylus Smith, 1838: 93 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838. Contributions to the Natural History of Southern Africa. Magazine of Natural History 2: 92–94. BHL Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Smith's Sand Lizard, Smith's Desert Lizard