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Moloch

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Taxon monotypic_taxon Q14089811
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Moloch

Summary

Moloch is a monotypic taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Moloch's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[2].
  • Moloch is classified at the rank of genus[3].
  • Moloch belongs to the parent taxon Amphibolurinae[4].
  • Moloch's scientific name is Moloch[5].
  • Moloch's topic's main category is recorded as Q15045988[6].
  • Moloch is commonly known as Thorny Devil[7].
  • Moloch is commonly known as Diabo-espinhoso[8].
  • Moloch's taxon author citation is recorded as Gray, 1841[9].

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Classification

Moloch's scientific name is Moloch[5]. Moloch is classified at the rank of genus[3]. Moloch is classified within Amphibolurinae[4]. Recorded taxon common name include Thorny Devil[7] and Diabo-espinhoso[8].

Identifiers

Moloch's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 31518[10]. Moloch's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52197[11]. Moloch's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 83771[12]. Moloch's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2466434[13]. Moloch's ITIS TSN is recorded as 209042[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Australian faunal directory id → Moloch
    Taxon common name → Thorny Devil, Diabo-espinhoso
    Yale lux id → concept/3496a62a-133a-45a2-aac7-1783f443c52a
    Ncbi taxonomy id → 52197
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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