Petrosaurus thalassinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Subfamilia: Sceloporinae
Genus: Petrosaurus
Species: Petrosaurus thalassinus

Name

• Petrosaurus thalassinus (Cope, 1863)

Holotype: USNM 5302.

Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas”, Baja California, Mexico.

Combinations

• Uta thalassina Cope, 1863: 104 [original combination]
• Petrosaurus thalassinus — Boulenger, 1885: 205 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Petrosaurus thalassinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.
• Hollingsworth, B. & Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Petrosaurus thalassinus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64070A12741368. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64070A12741368.en

Vernacular names

• English: Baja California Rock Lizard