Ophidiocephalus taeniatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Pygopodidae
Genus: Ophidiocephalus
Species: Ophidiocephalus taeniatus

Name

Ophidiocephalus taeniatus Lucas & Frost, 1897: 54

• Holotype: NMV D11761 (old no. 57872), collected by P.M. Byrne.
• Type locality: “Charlotte Waters”, Northern Territory, Australia.

References

Primary references

• Lucas, A.H.S. & Frost, C. 1897. Description of two new Species of Lizards from Central Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. New Series 9(1): 54–56. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Ophidiocephalus taeniatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 July 2022.
• Fenner, A., Hutchinson, M., McDonald, P. & Robertson, P. 2018. IUCN: Ophidiocephalus taeniatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T15361A101743537. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T15361A101743537.en. Accessed on 29 July 2022.

Vernacular names

• English: Bronzeback

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