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Brasiliguana
Taxonomy
Brasiliguana was named by Nava and Martinelli (2011). Its type is Brasiliguana prudentis. It was considered monophyletic by Nava and Martinelli (2011).
It was assigned to Iguania by Nava and Martinelli (2011).
It was assigned to Iguania by Nava and Martinelli (2011).
Species
B. prudentis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Brasiliguana Nava and Martinelli |
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G. †Brasiliguana Nava and Martinelli 2011
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†Brasiliguana prudentis Nava and Martinelli 2011
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. R. Nava and A. G. Martinelli 2011 | Brasiliguana prudentis differs from other squamatans in the association of the following features: triangular shaped unornamented maxilla with a high nasal process located in the anterior half of bone; weakly inclined anterior margin of the maxillary nasal process; long and thin maxillary jugal process; four conspicuously aligned foramina well above the dental margin; last five teeth placed posterior to the level of the orbital margin; teeth with labial pleurodont implantation; heterodont dentition; mid-maxillary teeth with noticeable constriction of the crown relative to the shaft as occurs in some Tropiduridae and Phrynosomatidae; midmaxillary teeth with main bulbous cusp and very small accessory mesial and distal cusps, smaller than in Tropiduridae and Phrynosomatidae, not flared; and posterior sub-conical teeth with backwardly projecting crown |