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East African Spiny Tailed Lizard

Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cordylus cordylus tropidosternum
Recognized by Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Cordylus tropidosternum
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia VI, Botswana Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Kenya Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, Indian Ocean Species List, NCBI, Hone et al 2013, and Wildfinder (WWF)
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869)
Species recognized by GBIF classification, GBIF national node type records UK, and Mozambique Species List
Cordylus tropidosternum Cope 1869
Recognized by ReptileDB
Cordylus cordylus tropidosternum
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records and BHL data coverage
Cordylus tropidosternum
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Cordylus tropidosternum
Recognized by MADtraits and Flickr Group
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Cordylus cordylus tropidosternum Loveridge 1944
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cordylus tropidosternum tropidosternum Branch 1988
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Zonurus frenatus Pfeffer 1889
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Zonurus parkeri Cott 1934
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Zonurus tropidosternum Cope 1869
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cordylus tropidosternum tropidosternum
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Cordylus cordylus tropidosternum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Cordylus tropidosternum
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Zonurus frenatus Pfeffer 1889
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zonurus parkeri Cott 1934
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zonurus tropidosternum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Zonurus tropidosternum Cope 1869
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Cordylus cordylus tropidosternum
Synonym according to CITES
Cordylus cordylus tropidosternum Loveridge 1944
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cordylus tropidosternum tropidosternum Branch 1988
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Zonurus frenatus
Synonym according to CITES
Zonurus frenatus Pfeffer 1889
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Zonurus frenatus Pfeffer 1889
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Zonurus parkeri
Synonym according to CITES
Zonurus parkeri Cott 1934
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Zonurus parkeri Cott 1934
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Zonurus tropidosternum
Synonym according to CITES
Zonurus tropidosternum Cope 1869
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Zonurus tropidosternum Cope 1869
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Tropical Girdled Lizard
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB and CITES
Zwerggürtelschweif
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB
East African Spiny-tailed Lizard
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Tropical Spiny-tailed Lizard
prefer
Recognized by CITES
East African spiny-tailed lizard preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

East African spiny-tailed lizard preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Cordyle de Cope preferred
Recognized by CITES
Lézard à queue épineuse de Cope
prefer
Recognized by CITES

German

Tropischer Gürtelschweif preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB and Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ネッタイヨロイトカゲ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsintah naʼashǫ́ʼii kááʼtsʼiní preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

zoonura pospolita preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

tropisk gördelödla
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Gördelsvansödla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

السحليه ذات الذيل الشوكى من شرق افريقيا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Scincoidea
Cordylidae
Cordylus Laurenti 1768
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus cloetei Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger 1910)
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus minor Fitzsimons 1943
Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch 2016
Cordylus niger Cuvier 1829
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk 1990
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow 1887)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Scincomorpha
Cordylidae
Cordylus
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus cloetei Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger 1910)
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus minor Fitzsimons 1943
Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch 2016
Cordylus niger Cuvier 1829
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk 1990
Cordylus phonolithos Marques, Ceríaco, Stanley, Bandeira, Agarwal & Bauer 2019
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow 1887)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus cloetei Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger 1910)
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus minor Fitzsimons 1943
Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch 2016
Cordylus niger Cuvier 1829
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk 1990
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow 1887)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus cloetei Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger 1910)
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus minor Fitzsimons 1943
Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch 2016
Cordylus niger Cuvier 1829
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk 1990
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow 1887)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Cordylidae
Cordylus Laurenti 1768
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus cloetei Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger 1910)
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus minor Fitzsimons 1943
Cordylus namakuiyus
Cordylus niger Cuvier 1829
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk 1990
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow 1887)
Cordylus warreni

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Autarchoglossa
Cordylidae
Cordylus Laurenti 1768
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus cloetei Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus 1758)
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger 1910)
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus minor Fitzsimons 1943
Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch 2016
Cordylus niger Cuvier 1829
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk 1990
Cordylus phonolithos Marques, Ceríaco, Stanley, Bandeira, Agarwal & Bauer 2019
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow 1887)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Cordylidae
Cordylus tropidosternum (Cope 1869) (this page)
Chamaesaura anguina (Linnaeus 1758)
Chamaesaura miopropus Boulenger 1895
Chamaesaura tenuior Günther 1895
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage 1895)
Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk 1994
Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch 2002
Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger 1891)
Cordylus machadoi Laurent 1964
Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum, Stanley, Kusamba, Moninga, Goldberg & Bursey 2012
Cordylus mclachlani Mouton 1986
Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais 2005
Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch 2016
Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton 2000
Cordylus phonolithos Marques, Ceríaco, Stanley, Bandeira, Agarwal & Bauer 2019
Cordylus rhodesianus (Hewitt 1933)
Cordylus rivae (Boulenger 1896)
Cordylus ukingensis (Loveridge 1932)
Karusasaurus jordani (Parker 1936)
Namazonurus campbelli (Fitz Simons 1938)
Namazonurus namaquensis (Methuen & Hewitt 1914)
Namazonurus pustulatus (Peters 1862)
Ouroborus cataphractus (Boie 1828)
Platysaurus imperator Broadley 1962
Platysaurus intermedius Matschie 1891
Platysaurus maculatus Broadley 1965
Platysaurus mitchelli Loveridge 1953
Platysaurus ocellatus Broadley 1962
Platysaurus pungweensis Broadley 1959
Platysaurus relictus Broadley 1976
Platysaurus torquatus Peters 1879
Pseudocordylus langi Loveridge 1944
Pseudocordylus spinosus (Fitz Simons 1947)
Smaug giganteus (A. Smith 1844)
Smaug mossambicus (Fitz Simons 1958)
Smaug regius (Broadley 1962)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Scinciformata
Cordyloidea
Cordylidae
Cordylinae
Cordylus
Cordylus tropidosternum (this page)
Cordylus aridus
Cordylus beraduccii
Cordylus cordylus
Cordylus imkeae
Cordylus jonesii
Cordylus machadoi
Cordylus macropholis
Cordylus marunguensis
Cordylus mclachlani
Cordylus meculae
Cordylus minor
Cordylus namakuiyus
Cordylus niger
Cordylus oelofseni
Cordylus phonolithos
Cordylus rhodesianus
Cordylus rivae
Cordylus tasmani
Cordylus ukingensis
Cordylus vittifer
unclassified Cordylus

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
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Scincoidea
Cordylidae
Cordylinae
Cordylus
Cordylus tropidosternum (this page)
Cordylus
Cordylus angolensis
Cordylus aridus
Cordylus beraduccii
Cordylus campbelli
Cordylus cataphractus
Cordylus cloetei
Cordylus cordylus
Cordylus giganteus
Cordylus imkeae
Cordylus jonesii
Cordylus jordani
Cordylus langi
Cordylus lawrenci
Cordylus machadoi
Cordylus macropholis
Cordylus marunguensis
Cordylus mclachlani
Cordylus meculae
Cordylus melanotus
Cordylus microlepidotus
Cordylus minor
Cordylus multicarinatus
Cordylus namakuiyus
Cordylus namaquensis
Cordylus nebulosus
Cordylus niger
Cordylus nyikae
Cordylus oelofseni
Cordylus peersi
Cordylus phonolithos
Cordylus polyzonus
Cordylus pustulatus
Cordylus rhodesianus
Cordylus rivae
Cordylus tasmani
Cordylus ukingensis
Cordylus vittifer
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