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Taxonomy
Sauromalus was named by Duméril (1856). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1856 | Sauromalus Duméril |
| 1875 | Sauromalus Cope p. 47 |
| 1983 | Sauromalus Estes |
| 1988 | Sauromalus Carroll |
| 1996 | Sauromalus Frank and Ramus |
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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. Sauromalus Duméril 1856 [chuckwalla]
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Sauromalus ater Dumeril 1856 [Northern chuckwalla]
Sauromalus obesus Baird 1858 [chuckwalla]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Nevada) | Sauromalus obesus (99602) |