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Leiosaurus

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Leiosaurus was named by Duméril and Bibron (1837). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Leiosaurus Duméril and Bibron
1983Leiosaurus Estes
1988Leiosaurus Carroll
1996Leiosaurus 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
genusLeiosaurusDuméril 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. Leiosaurus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Leiosaurus bardensis Gallardo 1961 [Southern anole]
Leiosaurus bellii Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Bell's anole]
Leiosaurus marellii Rusconi 1937
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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Ensenadan or 1.75000 to 0.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.4 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) L. marellii (170007)