Parent taxon: Teiidae according to C. Guerin 1991
See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1983 and Frank and Ramus 1996
Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae, Teiini, Tupinambinae
Subtaxa: Dracaena colombiana Dracaena guianensis Dracaena paraguayensis
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (1), Colombia (23)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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