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Tupinambis rufescens (Red tegu)

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Tupinambis rufescens was named by Gunther (1871). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. merianae, T. uruguaianensis
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2020-04-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Tupinambis rufescens Gunther
1996Tupinambis rufescens 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()
suborderLacertilia(Owen 1842)
genusTupinambisDaudin 1802
speciesrufescensGunther 1871

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.

Tupinambis rufescens Gunther 1871 [Red tegu]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available