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Uracentron (Thornytail iguanas)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy

Uracentron was named by Kaup (1827). It is extant.

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

Species

U. azureum, U. flaviceps

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1827	Uracentron Kaup
1996	Uracentron Frank and Ramus

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
—	Squamata	()
—	Iguanomorpha	Sukhanov 1961
—	Pleurodonta	(Cope 1864)
family	Iguanidae	Oppel 1811
genus	Uracentron	Kaup 1827

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. Uracentron Kaup 1827 [Thornytail iguanas]

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Uracentron azureum Linneaus 1758 [Green thornytail iguana]

Uracentron flaviceps Guichenot 1855 [Tropical thornytail iguana]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingf

Diet:

omnivoref

Created:

2005-09-05 19:41:07

Modified:

2005-09-05 21:41:07

Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Collections

No collection or age range data are available