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Gambelia (Leopard lizards)

Reptilia - Crotaphytidae

Taxonomy
Gambelia was named by Baird and Girard (1852). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Crotaphytidae by Hollenshead and Mead (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Gambelia Baird and Girard
1996Gambelia Frank and Ramus
2006Gambelia Hollenshead and Mead p. 566

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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)
familyCrotaphytidaeFrost and Etheridge 1989
genusGambeliaBaird and Girard 1852

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. Gambelia Baird and Girard 1852 [Leopard lizards]
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Gambelia corona Norell 1989
Gambelia wislizenii Baird and Girard 1852 [Longnose leopard lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nevada) Gambelia sp. (19965)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (California) Gambelia corona (199543)