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Amblyrhynchus (marine iguana)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Amblyrhynchus was named by Bell (1825). It is extant. Its type is Amblyrhynchus cristatus.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Bell (1825) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species
A. cristatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Amblyrhynchus Bell p. 206 figs. Platen XIIa
1996Amblyrhynchus Frank and Ramus

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

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.

G. Amblyrhynchus Bell 1825 [marine iguana]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available