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Urostrophus (Steppe iguanas)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Urostrophus was named by Dumeril and Bibron (1837). It is extant.

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

Species
U. vautieri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Urostrophus Dumeril and Bibron
1996Urostrophus Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusUrostrophusDumeril 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. Urostrophus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Steppe iguanas]
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Urostrophus vautieri Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Brazilian steppe 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: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available