Reptilia - Squamata - Iguanidae
Parent taxon: Iguanidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Carroll 1988, Frank and Ramus 1996, Holman and Sullivan 1981 and Morgan 1994
Sister taxa: Abas, Aciprion, Amblyrhynchus, Anisolepis, Anolbanolis, Basiliscus, Brachylophus, Cadurciguana, Callisaurus, Chamaeleolis, Chamaelinorops, Cnephasaurus, Corytophanes, Corytophaninae, Crotaphytus, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, Cypressaurus, Diplolaemus, Enyalioides, Enyalius, Erichosaurus, Geiseltaliellus, Harrisonsaurus, Holbrookia, Hoplocercus, Iguana, Iguaninae, Laemanctus, Lapitiguana, Leiosaurus, Morunasaurus, Oreithyia, Paradipsosaurus, Paranolis, Parasauromalus, Petrosaurus, Phenacosaurus, Phrynosomatinae, Pristidactylus, Pristiguana, Proiguana, Queironius, Sauromalus, Sceloporus, Suzanniwana, Swainiguanoides, Uracentron, Uranoscodon, Urosaurus, Urostrophus, Uta, Xihaina
Subtaxa: Leiocephalus barahonensis Leiocephalus carinatus Leiocephalus personatus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (8), Cayman Islands (2), the Dominican Republic (3), Jamaica (1), Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
• Miocene of United States (5: Florida, Nebraska)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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