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Uracentron (Thornytail iguanas)

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Uracentron Kaup
1996Uracentron Frank and Ramus

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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)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusUracentronKaup 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available