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Xenosaurus grandis (Gray, 1856)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Gray, J. E. Notice of a new species of nocturnal lizard from Mexico.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Xenosauridae
genus
Xenosaurus
species
Xenosaurus grandis

Name

Synonyms
Cubina grandis Gray, 1856
Xenosaurus fasciatus Peters, 1861
Xenosaurus rackhami sanmartinensis Werler & Shannon, 1961
Homonyms
Xenosaurus grandis (Gray, 1856)
Common names
Gemeine Höckerechse in German
Gewöhnliche Höckerechse in German
Knob-scaled Lizard in English
Knob-scaled Lizard in English
Knob-scaled Lizard in English
Knob-scaled lizard in English
Lagartija escamas de perilla mayor in Spanish
Xenosaurio mayor in Spanish
Xenosaurio mayor in Spanish
krokodýlovec velký in Czech
Большой ксенозавр in Russian
アカメコブトカゲ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
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