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Elgaria multicarinata (southern alligator lizard)

Osteichthyes - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Cordylus multicarinatus was named by Blainville (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Elgaria multicarinata by Brattstrom (1955), Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Cordylus multicarinatus Blainville
1955Elgaria multicarinata Brattstrom p. 139
1996Elgaria multicarinata Frank and Ramus

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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()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
genusElgariaGray 1838
speciesmulticarinata(Blainville 1835)

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.

Elgaria multicarinata Blainville 1835 [southern alligator lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Behler and King 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Elgaria multicarinata (240844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Elgaria multicarinata (79630 155409)