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Cordylidae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 209057

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): girdle-tailed lizards [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2020   
       

 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   
                               FamilyCordylidae  – girdle-tailed lizards  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Genus Chamaesaura Schneider, 1801  
                                  Genus Cordylus Laurenti, 1768  
                                  Genus Hemicordylus Smith, 1838  
                                  Genus Karusasaurus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch and Mouton, 2011  
                                  Genus Namazonurus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch and Mouton, 2011  
                                  Genus Ninurta Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch and Mouton, 2011  
                                  Genus Ouroborus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch and Mouton, 2011  
                                  Genus Platysaurus Smith, 1844  
                                  Genus Pseudocordylus Smith, 1838  
                                  Genus Smaug Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch and Mouton, 2011  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz  
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Cordylidae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cordylidae   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (Aug. 2020), website (version Aug-2020)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 16 Dec 2020   
  Reference for: Cordylidae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitzky, and K. D. Wells  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Herpetology   
  Page(s): 577   
  Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc.   
  Publication Place: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-13-850876-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cordylidae   
       

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