模式種蒙古戈壁鴨龍(Gobihadros mongoliensis)由Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar、David Bruce Weishampel、David Christopher Evans以及渡部真人於2019年所敘述、命名,意指「來自蒙古戈壁的鴨嘴龍類」。因為敘述文獻發表於電子期刊,需使用生物科學標識碼(英语:Life Science Identifiers)使學名具有效性,屬的標識碼為38EE8AD7-AD50-44BF-B31D-B2675456556A而種的標識碼為2DB42EE7-6A64-4D64-AA19-E5D3453BF99C。[1]
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