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Chamaeleonoidea (disused)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Chamaeleonoidea was named by Rafinesque (1815). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguania by Alifanov (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Chamaeleonoidea Rafinesque
1996Chamaeleonoidea Alifanov p. 467

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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
—ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
superfamilyChamaeleonoideaRafinesque 1815
superfamilyChamaeleonoideaRafinesque 1815

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.

Superfm. Chamaeleonoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
V. R. Alifanov 1996The dermal bones of the skull roof with osteodermal sculpturing. Dentary lacks coronoid process. Surangular process of dentary always expressed, located above anterior surangular foramen.