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Callisaurus draconoides

Description

The zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2451459https://www.gbif.org/species/2451459
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)376377https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=376377
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : Callisaurus : Callisaurus draconoides
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Iguanidae : Callisaurus : Callisaurus draconoides
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
-Pleurodonta
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusCallisaurusBlainville 1835
speciesCallisaurus draconoidesBlainville 1835
Generic NameCallisaurus
Common NameZebratail lizard
Scientific NameCallisaurus draconoides Blainville, 1835
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Callisaurus draconoidesspeciesbelongs to Callisaurusstated without evidenceBlainville, 1835
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietomnivore (based on Iguanidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. Frank and E. Ramus. 1996. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.
Common Name(s) Zebra-tailed Lizard, Lagartija Cachora, Zebraschwanzleguan
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisaurus_draconoides

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Callisaurus draconoides bogerti
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides brevipes
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides carmenensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides crinitus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides draconoides
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides inusitanus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides inusitatus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides myurus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Callisaurus rhodostictus Cope, 1896GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : Callisaurus : Callisaurus rhodostictus
Homolosaurus ventralis Hallowell, 1852GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : Callisaurus : Homolosaurus ventralis
Callisaurus draconoides splendidus Dickerson, 1919GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phrynosomatidae : Callisaurus : Callisaurus draconoides splendidus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1835Callisaurus draconoides Blainville

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