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Taxonomy
Teius was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant.
It was assigned to Teiidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Teiinae by Harvey et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Teiidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Teiinae by Harvey et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1820 | Teius Merrem |
| 1996 | Teius Frank and Ramus |
| 2012 | Teius Harvey et al. |
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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. Teius Merrem 1820 [Four-toed tegus]
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Teius teyou Daudin 1802 [Four-toed tegus]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chapadmalalan or 3.80000 to 3.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.0 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chapadmalalan | Argentina (Córdoba) | Teius sp. (197905) |