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Sphenodontidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Sphenodontidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Sphenodontidae
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Sphenodontidae
Recognized by AnAge articles, ReptileDB, Germany Species List, New Zealand Species List, United Kingdom Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, United States Species List, and Dooling et al 2000
Sphenodontidae Cope 1870
Family recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

? pulchellus Zittel, 1887
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brachyrhinodon von Huene 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eilenosaurus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Glevosaurus Swinton 1939
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Homeosaurus Meyer 1847
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kaikaifilusaurus Simon & Armin Kellner 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kallimodon Cocude-Michel 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhynchocephalus Owen 1845
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Scharschengia Huene 1940
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Simila
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sphenodontidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Wildfinder (WWF), GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Germany, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, CITES, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

tuataras preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Arabic

طراطرات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Hatteriyalar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

Хатериеви preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

楔齿蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Σφηνοδοντίδαι preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ספנודוניים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Hidasgyíkfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ムカシトカゲ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Шынаа тиштүүлөр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

옛도마뱀과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Hatteriowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์ทัวทารา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

طراطرات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

楔齒蜥科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Sphenodontidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon
Clevosauridae
Gephyrosauridae
Pleurosauridae
Sapheosauridae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sphenodontia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon
Clevosauridae
Gephyrosauridae
Pleurosauridae
Sapheosauridae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon
Clevosauridae
Gephyrosauridae
Pleurosauridae
Sapheosauridae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon
Clevosauridae
Gephyrosauridae
Pleurosauridae
Sapheosauridae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Ankylosphenodon Reynoso 2000
Chometokadmon Costa 1864
Cynosphenodon Reynoso 1996
Derasmosaurus Barbera & Macuglia 1992
Diphydontosaurus Whiteside 1986
Eilenodon Rasmussen & Callison 1981
Homoeosaurus Meyer 1845
Kawasphenodon Apestegui'a 2005
Lamarquesaurus Apestegui'a & Rougier 2007
Leptosaurus Fitzinger 1843
Oenosaurus Rauhut, Heyng, López-Arbarello & Hecker 2012
Opisthias Gilmore 1909
Palacrodon Broom 1906
Paleollanosaurus Heckert 2004
Pamizinsaurus Reynoso 1997
Pelecymala Fraser 1986
Piocormus Wagner 1852
Planocephalosaurus Fraser 1982
Polysphenodon Jaeckel 1911
Priosphenodon Apesteguía & Novas 2003
Sapheosaurus Meyer 1850
Sigmala Fraser 1986
Sphenodon Gray 1831
Sphenotitan Martínez, Apaldetti, Colombi, Praderio, Fernandez, Santi Malnis, Correa, Abelin & Alcober 2013
Sphenovipera Reynoso 2005
Theretairus Simpson 1926
Toxolophosaurus Olson 1960
Zapatadon Reynoso & Clark 1998
Claraziidae
Clevosauridae
Gephyrosauridae
Godavarisaurus Evans, Prasad & Manhas 2001
Homeosauridae
Pleurosauri
Pleurosauridae
Rebbanasaurus Evans, Prasad & Manhas 2001
Rhynchocephalichnus Huene 1941
Sapheosauridae
Sauranodontidae
Sphenocondor Apesteguía, Gómez & Rougier 2012
Vadasaurus Bever & Norell 2017
Whitakersaurus Heckert, Lucas, Rinehart & Hun 2008

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae Cope 1870 (this page)
Sphenodon Gray 1831

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon punctatus (Gray 1842)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Sphenodontia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Sphenodon

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae (this page)
Godavarisaurus
Hatteria
Homoeosaurus
Kallimodon
Kawasphenodon
Priosphenodon
Rebbanosaurus
Sphenodon
Sphenodontinae
Sphenotitan
Gephyrosauridae
Sphenodontia
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