NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Sauromalus
  Subfamily - Iguaninae
  Family - Iguanidae
  Suborder - Iguania
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Sauromalus ater ater
      Subspecies - Sauromalus ater shawi
      Subspecies - Sauromalus ater multiforminatus
      Subspecies - Sauromalus ater townsendi
      Subspecies - Sauromalus ater tumidus