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Polychrotidae

Reptilia - Polychrotidae

Taxonomy
Polychrotinae was named by Macey et al. (1997). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Polychrotidae by Conrad and Norell (2007) and Conrad et al. (2007).

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Smith (2006); to Iguania by Conrad et al. (2007); and to Pleurodonta by Conrad and Norell (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Polychrotinae Macey et al.
2006Polychrotinae Smith p. 5
2007Polychrotidae Conrad and Norell fig. 19
2007Polychrotidae Conrad et al. p. 1365

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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)
familyPolychrotidae(Macey et al. 1997)
familyPolychrotidae(Macey et al. 1997)

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.

Fm. Polychrotidae Macey et al. 1997
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G. †Afairiguana Conrad et al. 2007
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Afairiguana avius Conrad et al. 2007
G. Anolis Daudin 1802 [anole]
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Anolis allogus Barbour and Ramsden 1919 [Bueycito anole]
Anolis alutaceus Cope 1862 [Monte Verde anole]
Anolis angusticeps Smith et al. 1968 [Chiapas ornate anole]
Anolis auratus Daudin 1802 [Grass anole]
Anolis bimaculatus Merrem 1874 [Panther anole]
Anolis carolinensis Voight 1832 [green anole]
Anolis chlorocyanus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Hispaniola green anole]
Anolis conspersus Garman 1887
Anolis cristatellus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Crested anole]
Anolis cuvieri Merrem 1820 [Cuvier's anole]
Anolis cybotes Cope 1862 [Largehead anole]
Anolis electrum Lazell, Jr. 1965
Anolis equestris Merrem 1820 [Knight anole]
Anolis fuscoauratus D'Orbigny 1837 [Brown-eared anole]
Anolis grahami Gray 1845 [Graham's anole]
Anolis leachii Duméril and Bibron 1837 [Leach's anole]
Anolis macrolepis Boulenger 1911 [Big-scaled anole]
Anolis meridionalis Boetteger 1885 [Meridian anole]
Anolis occultus Williams and Rivero 1965 [Limestone anole]
Anolis onca O'Shaughnessy 1875 [Bulky anole]
Anolis petersii Bocourt 1873 [Peters' anole]
Anolis ricordi Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Haitian green anole]
Anolis sagrei Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Brown anole]
Anolis vermiculatus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Vinales anole]
G. Polychrus Merrem 1820
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Polychrus acutirostris Spix 1825 [Brazilian bush anole]
Polychrus femoralis Werner 1910 [Werner's bush anole]
Polychrus gutturosus Berthold 1846 [Berthold's bush anole]
Polychrus liogaster Boulenger 1908 [Boulenger's bush anole]
Polychrus marmoratus Linneaus 1758 [Many-colored bush anole]
G. †Sauropithecoides Smith 2011
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Invalid names: Anisolepinae Schulte et al. 2003 [empty], Leiosaurinae Frost 2001 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available