Phrynosoma hernandesi

Phrynosoma hernandesi

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Subfamilia: Phrynosomatinae
Genus: Phrynosoma
Species: Phrynosoma hernandesi
Subspecies (2): P. h. hernandesi – P. h. ornatum

Name

• Phrynosoma hernandesi Girard, 1858: 395

Lectotype: USNM 197, collected by John H. Clark. [designated by Reeve (1952: 923)]

Type locality: “New Mexico and Sonora”, restricted to “Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona” by Montanucci (2015: 53).

Paralectotype (1): USNM 198, same data as lectotype. [designated by Reeve (1952: 923)]

Combinations

• Phrynosoma (Tapaya) hernandesi Girard, 1858: 395 [original combination]
• Phrynosoma douglassii hernandesi — Cope, 1900: 413 [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.

Additional references

• 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

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

Vernacular names

English: Mountain Short-horned Lizard
português: Lagarto-de-chifres

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