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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Eurolophosaurus
Species (3): E. amathites – E. divaricatus – E. nanuzae
Name

Eurolophosaurus Frost, Rodrigues, Grant & Titus, 2001: 361

Type species: Tropidurus nanuzae Rodrigues, 1981, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Frost, D.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Grant, T. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Phylogenetics of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Tropidurinae): Direct Optimization, Descriptive Efficiency, and Sensitivity Analysis of Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21(3): 352–371. DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1015 Paywall; PDF Reference page.

Additional references

Passoni, J.C., Benozzati, M.L. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2008. Phylogeny, species limits, and biogeography of the Brazilian lizards of the genus Eurolophosaurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(2): 403–414. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.022

Eurolophosaurus is a genus of reptiles belonging to the family Tropiduridae.[1]

The species of this genus are diurnal and found in open sandy or rocky habitats in east-central Brazil.[1]
Species

Species:[1]

Eurolophosaurus amathites (Rodrigues, 1984) – Amathites lava lizard
Eurolophosaurus divaricatus (Rodrigues, 1986)
Eurolophosaurus nanuzae (Rodrigues, 1981) – Rodrigues's lava lizard

References

"Eurolophosaurus Frost, Etheridge, Janies & Titus, 2001". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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