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Ameiva major (Guadeloupean giant groundlizard)

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy

Ameiva major was named by Dumeril and Bibron (1839). It is extant.

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1839	Ameiva major Dumeril and Bibron
2012	Ameiva major Harvey et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
—	Squamata	()
—	Episquamata
superfamily	Lacertoidea	Camp 1923
—	Teiioidea
family	Teiidae	Gray 1827
tribe	Teiini	Presch 1974
genus	Ameiva	Meyer 1795
species	major	Dumeril and Bibron 1839

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.

Ameiva major Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [Guadeloupean giant groundlizard]

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialuc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingf

Diet:

insectivoref

Diet 2:

carnivoref

Created:

2005-09-05 19:44:41

Modified:

2005-09-05 21:44:41

Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Collections

No collection or age range data are available