Phrynosoma brevirostris

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

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

Name[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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.
Montanucci, R.R. 2015. A taxonomic revision of the Phrynosoma douglasii species complex (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae). Zootaxa 4015(1): 1–177. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4015.1.1. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Links[edit]

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Phrynosoma brevirostris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 November 2018.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Great Plains Short-horned Lizard