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Iguaninae

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Iguaninae was named by Cope (1886). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguania by Norell and de Queiroz (1991); and to Iguanidae by Norell (1989), Macey et al. (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Iguaninae Cope
1989Iguaninae Norell
1991Iguaninae Norell and de Queiroz
1997Iguaninae Macey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
subfamilyIguaninaeCope 1886
subfamilyIguaninaeCope 1886

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.

Subfm. Iguaninae Cope 1886
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G. †Armandisaurus Norell and de Queiroz 1991
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Armandisaurus explorator Norell and de Queiroz 1991
G. Dipsosaurus Hallowell 1854 [dessert iguana]
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis Baird and Girard 1852 [Desert iguana]
G. Phrynosoma Wiegmann 1828 [horned lizard]
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Phrynosoma anzaense Norell 1989
Phrynosoma asio Cope 1864 [Giant horned lizard]
Phrynosoma douglassii Bell 1828 [Short-horned lizard]
Phrynosoma modestum Girard 1852 [Roundtail horned lizard]
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard 1852 [Desert horned lizard]
G. †Pumilia Norell 1989
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Pumilia novaceki Norell 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available