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Sceloporus undulatus (eastern fence lizard)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Stellio undulatus was named by Bosc (1802) [in Latreille 1802: see Banta 1961]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Sceloporus undulatus by Cope (1875) and Holman (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Stellio undulatus Bosc
1875Sceloporus undulatus Cope p. 48
1974Sceloporus undulatus Holman p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusSceloporusWiegmann 1828
speciesundulatus(Bosc 1802)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sceloporus undulatus Bosc 1802 [eastern fence lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) Sceloporus undulatus (19982)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Sceloporus undulatus (19960)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Sceloporus undulatus (123875 124319)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Sceloporus undulatus (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Sceloporus undulatus (20427)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Sceloporus undulatus (20337 20530)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Colorado) Sceloporus undulatus (20355 20360 20361 20369)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Sceloporus undulatus (75995)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Sceloporus undulatus (82258 103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Sceloporus undulatus (74953)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Sceloporus undulatus (93139 140702 140704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Sceloporus undulatus (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Sceloporus undulatus (76101)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.126 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Sceloporus undulatus (93374)