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Tropiduridae (ground lizard)

Reptilia - Tropiduridae

Synonyms
  • Crotaphytus oligocenicus was named by Holman (1972). Its type specimen is SMNH 1444, a mandible (right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Calf Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Cypress Hills Formation of Canada.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Estes (1983).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Tropiduridae Bell
1972Crotaphytus oligocenicus Holman
2000Tropiduridae Etheridge and Espinosa
2007Tropiduridae Conrad and Norell fig. 19
2007Tropiduridae Conrad et al. p. 1370

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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)
familyTropiduridaeBell 1843
familyTropiduridaeBell 1843

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.

Fm. Tropiduridae Bell 1843 [ground lizard]
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Subfm. Liolaeminae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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G. Ctenoblepharys Tschudi 1845
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G. Liolaemus Wiegmann 1834 [Tree iguanas]
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Liolaemus abaucan Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus alticolor Barbour 1909 [Brilliant tree iguana]
Liolaemus anomalus Koslowsky 1896 [Koslowsky's tree iguana]
Liolaemus archeforus Donoso-Barros and Cei 1971 [Main tree iguana]
Liolaemus bellii Gray 1845
Liolaemus bitaeniatus Laurent 1984 [Striped tree iguana]
Liolaemus capillitas Hulse 1979 [Hulse's tree iguana]
Liolaemus cuyanus Cei and Scolaro 1980
Liolaemus dorbignyi Koslowsky 1898 [Dorbigny's tree iguana]
Liolaemus kingii Bell 1843 [King's tree iguana]
Liolaemus multicolor Koslowsky 1896 [Many-colored tree iguana]
Liolaemus nigriceps Philippi 1860 [Black tree iguana]
Liolaemus ornatus Koslowsky 1898 [Ornate tree iguana]
Liolaemus pictus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Painted tree iguana]
Liolaemus quilmes Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus robermertensi Hellmich 1964 [Robert's tree iguana]
Liolaemus salinicola Laurent 1986
Liolaemus saxatilis Avila et al. 1992
Liolaemus scapularis Laurent 1982 [Shoulder tree iguana]
Liolaemus signifer Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Zodiac tree iguana]
Liolaemus simonsi Boulenger 1885 [Simons' tree iguana]
Liolaemus wiegmanni Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Wiegmann's tree iguana]
Liolaemus zapallarensis Muller and Hellmich 1938 [Zapallaren tree iguana]
G. Phymaturus Gravenhorst 1838 [Mountain lizards]
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Phymaturus palluma Molina 1843 [High mountain lizard]
Phymaturus punae Cei 1983 [Cei's mountain lizard]
G. Microlophus Duméril and Bibron 1837 [lava lizard]
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Microlophus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Atacamen Pacific iguana]
Microlophus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Knobbed Pacific iguana]
Microlophus stolzmanni Steindachner 1901 [Stolzmann's Pacific iguana]
Microlophus theresioides Donoso-Barros 1966 [Small Pacific iguana]
G. Plica Gray 1831
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Plica plica Linneaus 1758 [Tree runner]
Plica umbra Linneaus 1758 [Harlequin racerunner]
G. Stenocercus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Stenocercus roseiventrus D'Orbigny 1837 [Rose whorltail iguana]
G. Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied 1825
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Tropidurus amathites Rodrigues 1984 [Amathites lava lizard]
Tropidurus arenarius Tschudi 1845 [Tschudi's lava lizard]
Tropidurus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Donoso's lava lizard]
Tropidurus bogerti Roze 1958 [Keeled lava lizard]
Tropidurus catalensis Gudyas 1983 [Catalen lava lizard]
Tropidurus etheridgei Cei 1982 [Etheridge's lava lizard]
Tropidurus grayi Bell 1843 [Gray's lava lizard]
Tropidurus heterolepis Wiegman 1834 [Many-scaled lava lizard]
Tropidurus hispidus Peters 1825 [Peters' lava lizard]
Tropidurus hygomi Reinhardt and Lutken 1861 [Reinhardt's lava lizard]
Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger 1902 [Black lava lizard]
Tropidurus nanuzae Rodrigues 1981 [Rodrigues' lava lizard]
Tropidurus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Brush lava lizard]
Tropidurus peruvianus Lesson 1826 [Peru lava lizard]
Tropidurus semitaeniatus Spix 1825 [Striped lava lizard]
Tropidurus spinulosus Cope 1862 [Spiny lava lizard]
Tropidurus torquatus Wied 1820 [Amazon lava lizard]
Tropidurus yanezi Ortiz 1981 [Yanez's lava lizard]
Invalid names: Crotaphytus oligocenicus Holman 1972 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Crotaphytus oligocenicus (16919)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Stenocercus sp. (61304)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Liolaemus sp. (197905)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Tropidurus sp. (211631)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Ecuador (Galapagos) Tropidurus grayii (190844 190845 190846 190847)