Crocodilurus Daudin 1802 (Crocodile tegus)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Parent taxon: Teiidae according to N. Frank and E. Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae, Teiini, Tupinambinae

Subtaxa: Crocodilurus lacertinus

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Crocodilurus in the database

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