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Salvator

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Salvator was named by Dumeril and Bibron (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tupinambinae by Harvey et al. (2012).

Species
S. rufescens
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. merianae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Salvator Dumeril and Bibron
2012Salvator Harvey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
—Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
subfamilyTupinambinaePresch 1974
genusSalvatorDumeril 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.

G. Salvator Dumeril and Bibron 1839
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Salvator rufescens Gunther 1871 [Red tegu]
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: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Lujanian or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Córdoba) S. merianae, S. sp. (225604)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) S. merianae (212840)