Eurolophosaurus amathites

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: Tropiduridae
Genus: Eurolophosaurus
Species: Eurolophosaurus amathites

Name

• Eurolophosaurus amathites (Rodrigues, 1984)

Holotype: MZUSP 56250, ♂.

Type locality: “Brasil: Bahia: Santo Inácio.”

Combinations

• Tropidurus amathites Rodrigues, 1984: 169 [original combination]
• Eurolophosaurus amathites — Frost, Rodrigues, Grant & Titus, 2001: 361 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Rodrigues, M.T. 1984. Uma nova espécie brasileira de Tropidurus com crista dorsal (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 35(16): 169–175. Reference page. 
• Frost, D.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Grant, T. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Phylogenetics of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Tropidurinae): Direct Optimization, Descriptive Efficiency, and Sensitivity Analysis of Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21(3): 352–371. DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1015 ; PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Eurolophosaurus amathites. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 27 December 2017.