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Tiliqua  Gray, 1825
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208919

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyScincidae Oppel, 1811 – Skinks  
                                  SubfamilyEgerniinae   
                                     GenusTiliqua Gray, 1825  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1863) – Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard 
                                        Species Tiliqua gigas (Schneider, 1801) – Giant Bluetongue Skink 
                                        Species Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919 – Centralian Bluetongue, Centralian Blue-Tongued Lizard 
                                        Species Tiliqua nigrolutea (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) – Blotched Bluetongue, Southern Bluetongue, Blotched Blue-Tongued Lizard 
                                        Species Tiliqua occipitalis (Peters, 1863) – Western Bluetongue, Western Blue-Tongued Lizard 
                                        Species Tiliqua rugosa (Gray, 1825) – Shingleback Lizard, Shingle-Back, Stumpy Tail Lizard, Pinecone Lizard, Sleepy Lizard 
                                        Species Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790) – Common Bluetongue, Eastern Bluetongue, Northern Bluetongue, Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Tiliqua   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (Mar 2022), website (version Mar-2022)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2022) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 9 May 2022   
  Reference for: Tiliqua   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Applegarth, J. S.  
  Publication Date: 1983   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition   
  Page(s): 54   
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  Reference for: Tiliqua   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gray, J. E.  
  Publication Date: 1825   
  Article/Chapter Title: A synopsis of the genera of reptiles and Amphibia, with a description of some new species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Annals of Philosophy, vol. 10, no. 7   
  Page(s): 193-217   
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