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Shinisaurus
Crocodile Lizard


Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Biodiversity of the family Shinisauridae Bibliography of the family Shinisauridae

Shinisauridae

Crocodile Lizard

Krokodilschwanzechse, Krokodilschwanz-Höckerechse

Krokodilleøgle




Contents: Endemicity:
1 genus which is not endemic  0% 100%
1 species which is not endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: When describing Shinisaurus crocodilurus, Ahl established for it the new family Shinisauridae. Subsequently, McDowell & Bogert (1954) placed it together with Xenosaurus in the New World family Xenosauridae, an arrangement which has been followed by many authors (e.g., Wermuth 1969; Goin, Goin & Zug 1978). Hu, Jiang & Zhao (1984) revalidated Shinisauridae, and Böhme's (1988) results supported this by demonstrating that the two genera are not related to each other.

Distribution:  As for the single genus of the family, Shinisaurus.