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Shinisaurus  Ahl, 1930
Taxonomic Serial No.: 209063

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 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   
                               FamilyShinisauridae   
                                  GenusShinisaurus Ahl, 1930  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SpeciesShinisaurus crocodilurus Ahl, 1930  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid   
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Shinisaurus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Shinisaurus   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (Dec. 2020), website (version Dec 2020)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org   
  Reference for: Shinisaurus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): van Schingen, Mona, Minh Duc Le, Hanh Thi Ngo, Cuong The Pham, Quynh Quy Ha, et al.   
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: Is there more than one Crocodile Lizard? An Integrative Taxonomic Approach Reveals Vietnamese and Chinese Shinisaurus crocodilurus Represent Separate Conservation and Taxonomic Units   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Der Zoologische Garten, vol. 85, no. 5   
  Page(s): 240-260   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0044-5169   
  Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zoolgart.2016.06.001   
  Reference for: Shinisaurus   
       

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