Pternistis squamatus

Pternistis squamatus

Pternistis squamatus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galliformes

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: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Pangalloanserae Cladus: Galloanseres Ordo: Galliformes

Familia: Phasianidae
Genus: Pternistis
Species: Pternistis squamatus
Subspecies: P. s. maranensis – P. s. schuetti – P. s. squamatus

Subspecies synonyms: P. s. whitei – included in nominal; P. s. chyuluensis – included in maranensis; P. s. tetraoninus – P. s. zappeyi – included in schuetii; P. s. confusus – P. s. doni – P. s. usambarae – P. s. uzungwensis

Name

Pternitis squamatus (Cassin, 1857)

Synonymy

• Francolinus squamatus (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Cassin, J. 1857. Catalogue of Birds collected at Cape Lopez, Western Africa, by Mr. P. B. Du Chaillu, in 1856, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia [1856] 8: 316–322 BHL Reference page.  p. 321

Additional references

• Mandiwana-Neudani, T.G., Little, R.M., Crowe, T.M. & Bowie, R.C.K. 2019b. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of African spurfowls Galliformes, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Coturnicini: Pternistis spp. Ostrich – Journal of African Ornithology 90(2): 145–172. DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2019.1584925 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

català: Francolí escamós
English: Scaly Francolin
español: Francolín escamoso
فارسی: دراج فلس‌دار
français: Francolin écaillé
Nederlands: Geschubde frankolijn
polski: Szponiastonóg łuskowany
پنجابی: چانیاںوالا چکور
svenska: Fjällig frankolin

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