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Stenocercus

Osteichthyes - Tropiduridae

Taxonomy
Stenocercus was named by Duméril and Bibron (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Tropiduridae by Conrad et al. (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Stenocercus Duméril and Bibron
1996Stenocercus Frank and Ramus
2007Stenocercus Conrad et al. p. 1369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyTropiduridaeBell 1843
genusStenocercusDuméril and Bibron 1837

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. Stenocercus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Stenocercus roseiventrus D'Orbigny 1837 [Rose whorltail iguana]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) S. sp. (61304)