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Iguanomorpha

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Iguanomorpha was named by Sukhanov (1961).

It was assigned to Squamata by DeMar et al. (2017).

Sister taxa
Chamaeleontiformes, Pleurodonta, Temujiniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Iguanomorpha Sukhanov
2017Iguanomorpha DeMar Jr et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961

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.

Unr. †Iguanomorpha Sukhanov 1961
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Unr. †Chamaeleontiformes Conrad 2008
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Unr. †Acrodonta Cope 1864
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Fm. Agamidae Gray 1827
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G. Acanthosura Hardwicke and Gray 1827 [Armored pricklenape]
G. Agama Daudin 1802
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Agama agama Linneaus 1758 [Common agama]
Subfm. †Agaminae
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G. Amphibolurus Wagler 1830
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Amphibolurus muricatus White 1790 [Jacky lizard]
G. Aphaniotis Peter 1864
G. Brachysaura Hardwicke and Gray 1827
G. Bronchocela Kuhl 1829
G. Caimanops Lucas and Frost 1902
G. Calotes Linneaus 1758
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Calotes emma Gray 1845 [Thailand bloodsucker]
Calotes versicolor Daudin 1802 [Variable agama]
G. Ceratophora Gray 1834
G. Chelosania Gray 1845
G. Chlamydosaurus Gray 1825
G. Clamydosaurus Gray 1825
G. Cophotis Peters 1861
G. Coryphophylax Blyth 1860
G. Cryptagama Meyer 1874
G. Ctenophorus Gray 1831
G. Dendragama Doria 1888
G. Diporiphora Gray 1845
G. Draco Linnaeus 1758
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Draco affinis Bartlett 1894 [Bartlett's flying dragon]
Draco biaro Lazell 1987 [Lazell's flying dragon]
Draco blanfordii Boulenger 1885 [Blanford's flying dragon]
Draco dussumieri Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Indian flying dragon]
Draco fimbriatus Kuhl 1820 [Fringed flying dragon]
Draco formosus Boulenger 1900 [Formosa flying dragon]
Draco haematopogon Gray 1831 [Red-barbed flying dragon]
Draco jarechii Lazell 1992 [Jarechi's flying dragon]
Draco lineatus Daudin 1802 [Lined flying dragon]
Draco maculatus Gray 1845 [Spotted flying dragon]
Draco maximus Boulenger 1893 [Great flying dragon]
Draco melanopogon Boulenger 1887 [Black-barbed flying dragon]
Draco norvillii Alcock 1859 [Alcock's flying dragon]
Draco obscurus Boulenger 1887 [Veiled flying dragon]
Draco punctatus Boulenger 1900 [Dotted flying dragon]
Draco quinquefasciatus Hardwicke and Gray 1827 [Five-lined flying dragon]
Draco spilopterus Wiegmann 1834 [Philippine flying dragon]
Draco taeniopterus Gunther 1861 [Thai flying dragon]
Draco volans Linneaus 1758 [Common flying dragon]
G. Gonocephalus Laurenti 1768
G. Harpesaurus Dumeril 1851
G. Hydrosaurus Kaup 1828
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Hydrosaurus amboinensis Schlosser 1788 [Sailfin lizard]
Hydrosaurus pustulatus Escholtz 1829 [Philippine sailfin lizard]
Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour 1911 [Weber's sailfin lizard]
G. Hylagama Mertens 1924
G. Hypsilurus Dumeril and Bibron 1837
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Hypsilurus dilophus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Indonesian forest dragon]
Hypsilurus papuensis Macleay 1877 [Papua forest dragon]
G. †Indiagama Rana et al. 2013
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Indiagama gujarata Rana et al. 2013
G. Japalura Gray 1853
G. Leiolepis Gray 1827
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Leiolepis belliana Gray 1827 [Butterfly lizard]
Leiolepis reevesii Gray 1831 [Reeves' butterfly lizard]
G. Lophocalotes Bleeker 1860
G. Lophognathus Gray 1842
G. Lyriocephalus Linneaus 1758
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Lyriocephalus scutatus Linneaus 1758
G. †Mergenagama Gao and Dashzeveg 1999
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Mergenagama paurosa Gao and Dashzeveg 1999
G. Mictopholis Annandale 1908
G. Moloch Gray 1841
G. Oriocalotes Smith 1935
G. Otocryptis Wagler 1830
G. Phoxophrys Peters 1864
G. Phrynocephalus Pallas 1776
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Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus Boulenger 1887 [Yellow-speckled toadhead agama]
Phrynocephalus maculatus Anderson 1872 [Blacktail toadhead agama]
Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas 1776 [Secret toadhead agama]
G. Physignathus Cuvier 1829
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Physignathus cocincinus Cuvier 1829 [Water dragon]
Physignathus lesueurii Gray 1831 [Eastern water dragon]
G. Pogona Storr 1982 [bearded dragon]
G. †Protodraco Wagner et al. 2021
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Protodraco monocoli Wagner et al. 2021
G. Psammophilus Gray 1831
G. Pseudocalotes Gray 1831
G. Pseudotrapelus Heyden 1827
G. Ptyctolaemus Peters 1864 [Throated agamas]
G. †Quercygama Auge and Smith 1997
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Quercygama galliae Filhol 1877
G. Rankinia Wells and Wellington 1983
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Rankinia diemensis Gray 1841 [mountain dragon]
G. Salea Gray 1845 [Asia minor agamas]
G. Sitana Cuvier 1829 [Sita lizards]
G. Stellio Laurenti 1768
G. †Suratagama Rana et al. 2013
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Suratagama neeraae Rana et al. 2013
G. †Talosaurus Gao and Dashzeveg 1999
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Talosaurus tribolosus Gao and Dashzeveg 1999
G. †Tinosaurus Marsh 1872
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Tinosaurus asiaticus Gilmore 1943
Tinosaurus europeocaenus Auge and Smith 1997
Tinosaurus indicus Prasad and Bajpai 2008
G. Tympanocryptis Peters 1864
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G. †Vastanagama Prasad and Bajpai 2008
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Vastanagama susanae Prasad and Bajpai 2008
G. †Zephyrosauridion Gao and Dashzeveg 2000
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Zephyrosauridion hypsochorosus Gao and Dashzeveg 2000
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Invalid names: Zephyrosaurus hypsochorosus Gao and Dashzeveg 1999 [replaced]
Invalid names: Zephyrosaurus Gao and Dashzeveg 1999 [replaced]
Invalid names: Uromastycinae Theobold 1868 [empty]
G. †Barbaturex Head et al. 2013
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Barbaturex morrisoni Head et al. 2013
G. †Bharatagama Evans et al. 2002
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Bharatagama rebbanensis Evans et al. 2002
Fm. Chamaeleonidae Gray 1825 [chameleon]
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G. Brookesia Gray 1864 [Leaf chameleon]
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Brookesia superciliaris Kuhl 1820 [Brown leaf chameleon]
G. Calumma Gray 1865
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Calumma benovskyi Čerňanský et al. 2020
G. Chamaeleo Laurenti 1768
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Chamaeleo andrusovi Čerňanský 2010
Chamaeleo bavaricus Schleich 1983
Chamaeleo chameleon Linneaus 1758 [Common chameleon]
Chamaeleo dilepis Leach 1819 [Flapneck chameleon]
Invalid names: Chamaeleo caroliquarti Moody and Roček 1980 [nomen dubium], Chamaeleo pfeili Schleich 1984 [nomen dubium]
G. Rhampholeon Gunther 1874 [Stumptail chameleons]
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Rhampholeon spectrum Buchholz 1874 [Cameroon stumptail chameleon]
G. †Gueragama Simões et al. 2015
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Gueragama sulamericana Simões et al. 2015
Infraor. Pachyglossa Cope 1864
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Superfm. †Uromastycoidea Theobold 1868
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Fm. †Changjiangosauridae Hou 1976
G. †Qianshanosaurus Hou 1974
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G. †Tinosaurus Marsh 1872
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Tinosaurus lepidus Marsh 1872
Tinosaurus stenodon Marsh 1872
G. Uromastyx Merrem 1820 [spiny-tailed lizard]
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Uromastyx acanthinurus Bell 1825 [Dabba mastigure]
Uromastyx aegypticus Forskal 1775 [Egyptian mastigure]
Uromastyx asmussi Strauch 1863 [Iranian mastigure]
Uromastyx benti Anderson 1894 [Bent's mastigure]
Uromastyx dispar Heyden 1827 [Sudan mastigure]
Uromastyx europaeus Moody 1980
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Invalid names: Palaeochamaeleo europaeus De Stefano 1903 [synonym]
Uromastyx geyri Muller 1922 [Sahara mastigure]
Uromastyx hardwickii Gray 1827 [Indian mastigure]
Uromastyx loricatus Blanford 1874 [Mesopotamian mastigure]
Uromastyx macfadyeni Parker 1932 [Somali mastigure]
Uromastyx ocellatus Lichtenstein 1823 [Ocellated mastigure]
Uromastyx ornatus Heyden 1827 [Ornate mastigure]
Uromastyx princeps O'Shaughnessy 1880 [Princely mastigure]
Uromastyx scorteccii Cherchi 1954 [Scortecci's mastigure]
Uromastyx thomasi Parker 1930 [Thomas' mastigure]
Invalid names: Jeddaherdan Apesteguía et al. 2016 [synonym], Jeddaherdan aleadonta Apesteguía et al. 2016 [nomen dubium], Palaeochamaeleo De Stefano 1903 [synonym]
G. †Xianglong Li et al. 2007
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Xianglong zhaoi Li et al. 2007
Invalid names: Agama sinensis Hou 1974 [nomen dubium], Tikiguania Datta and Ray 2006 [nomen dubium], Tikiguania estesi Datta and Ray 2006 [nomen dubium]
G. †Ctenomastax Gao and Norell 2000
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Ctenomastax parva Gao and Norell 2000
Fm. †Priscagamidae Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
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Tr. †Cretagamini Alifanov 1996
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G. †Cretagama Alifanov 1996
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Cretagama bialynickae Alifanov 1996
G. †Flaviagama Alifanov 1989
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Flaviagama dzerzhinskii Alifanov 1989
Subfm. †Flaviagaminae Alifanov 1996
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Tr. †Flaviagamini Alifanov 1996
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G. †Morunasius Alifanov 1996
G. †Phrynosomimus Alifanov 1996
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Phrynosomimus asper Alifanov 1996
Invalid names: Phrynosomimini Alifanov 1996 [empty]
G. †Heterodontagama Rana et al. 2013
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Heterodontagama borsukae Rana et al. 2013
G. †Mimeosaurus Gilmore 1943
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Mimeosaurus crassus Gilmore 1943
Mimeosaurus tugrikinensis Alifanov 1989
G. †Priscagama Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
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Priscagama gobiensis Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
Tr. †Priscagamini Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
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G. †Chamaeleognathus Alifanov 1996
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Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi Alifanov 1996
G. †Isodontosaurus Gilmore 1943
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Isodontosaurus gracilis Gilmore 1943
G. †Magnuviator DeMar Jr et al. 2017
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Magnuviator ovimonsensis DeMar Jr et al. 2017
G. †Pariguana Longrich et al. 2012
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Pariguana lancensis Longrich et al. 2012
Unr. Pleurodonta Cope 1864
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G. †Bifurcodentodon Čerňanský et al. 2022
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Bifurcodentodon ragei Čerňanský et al. 2022
G. †Caeruleodentatus Scarpetta 2021
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Caeruleodentatus lovei Scarpetta 2021
Fm. Corytophanidae Fitzinger 1843 [casque-head lizard]
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G. †Babibasiliscus Conrad 2015
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Babibasiliscus alxi Conrad 2015
Fm. Crotaphytidae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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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]
Unr. †Gobiguania Conrad and Norell 2007
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G. †Anchaurosaurus Gao and Hou 1995
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Anchaurosaurus gilmorei Gao and Hou 1995
Fm. †Hoplocercidae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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Subfm. †Pleurodontagaminae Alifanov 1996
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Tr. †Mimeosaurini Alifanov 1996
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G. †Gladidenagama Alifanov 1996
Tr. †Pleurodontagamini Alifanov 1996
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G. †Pleurodontagama Borsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
G. †Igua Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov 1991
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Igua minuta Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov 1991
Fm. Iguanidae Oppel 1811
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G. Abas Kowlowsky 1896 [Kowlowsky's tree iguana]
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Abas anomalus Kowlowsky 1896 [Kowlowsky's tree iguana]
G. †Aciprion Cope 1873
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Aciprion formosum Cope 1873
Aciprion majus Gilmore 1928
G. Amblyrhynchus Bell 1825 [marine iguana]
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G. Anisolepis Wiegmann 1834 [Tree lizards]
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Anisolepis grilli Boulenger 1891 [Boulenger's tree lizard]
Anisolepis undulatus Wiegmann 1834 [Wiegmann's tree lizard]
G. †Anolbanolis Smith 2009
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Anolbanolis banalis Smith 2009
Anolbanolis geminus Smith 2011
G. Basiliscus Laurenti 1768
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Basiliscus basiliscus Linneaus 1758 [Common basilisk]
Basiliscus galeritus Dumeril 1851 [Western basilisk]
Basiliscus plumifrons Cope 1876 [Green basilisk]
Basiliscus vittatus Wiegmann 1828 [Brown basilisk]
G. Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 [Fiji iguanas]
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Brachylophus fasciatus Brongniart 1800 [Fiji banded iguana]
Brachylophus vitiensis Gibbons 1980 [Fiji crested iguana]
G. †Cadurciguana Auge 1987
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G. Callisaurus Blainville 1835 [Zebratail lizards]
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Callisaurus draconoides Blainville 1835 [Zebratail lizard]
G. Chamaeleolis Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Crested false chameleons]
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Chamaeleolis chamaeleonides Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [False chameleon]
G. Chamaelinorops Schmidt 1919 [Mimic chameleons]
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Chamaelinorops barbouri Schmidt 1919 [Mimic chameleon]
G. †Cnephasaurus Gao and Fox 1996
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Cnephasaurus locustivorus Gao and Fox 1996
G. Corytophanes Boie 1826 [helmeted basilisk]
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Corytophanes cristatus Merrem 1821 [Smooth helmeted iguana]
Corytophanes hernandezii Wiegmann 1831 [Hernandez's helmeted iguana]
Corytophanes percarinatus Dumeril 1856 [Keeled helmeted iguana]
G. Crotaphytus Holbrook 1843 [collared lizard]
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Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith and Tanner 1972 [Mojave black-collared lizard]
Crotaphytus collaris Say 1823 [Collared lizard]
G. Ctenosaura Wiegmann 1828 [spinytail iguana]
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Ctenosaura pectinata Wiegmann 1834 [Mexican spinytail iguana]
G. Cyclura Harlan 1824 [rock iguana]
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Cyclura nubila Gray 1831
G. †Cypressaurus Holman 1972
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Cypressaurus hypsodontus Holman 1972
G. Diplolaemus Bell 1843 [Patagonia iguanas]
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Diplolaemus bibronii Bell 1843 [Bibron's iguana]
Diplolaemus darwinii Bell 1843 [Darwin's iguana]
Diplolaemus leopardinus Werner 1894 [Leopard iguana]
G. Enyalioides Boulenger 1885 [Dwarf iguanas]
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Enyalioides laticeps Guichenot 1855 [Guichenot's dwarf iguana]
Enyalioides oshaughnessyi Boulenger 1881 [O'Shaughnessy's dwarf iguana]
Enyalioides palpebralis Boulenger 1883 [Boulenger's dwarf iguana]
G. Enyalius Wied 1821 [Fathead anoles]
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Enyalius bilineatus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Two-lined fathead anole]
Enyalius catenatus Wied 1821 [Wied's fathead anole]
Enyalius iheringii Boulenger 1885 [Ihering's fathead anole]
G. †Erichosaurus Ameghino 1899
G. †Geiseltaliellus Kuhn 1944
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Invalid names: Geiseltaliellus louisi Auge 1990 [synonym]
G. †Harrisonsaurus Holman 1981
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Harrisonsaurus fossilis Holman 1981
G. Holbrookia Girard 1851 [lesser earless lizard]
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Holbrookia antiqua Yatkola 1976
G. Hoplocercus Fitzinger 1843 [weapontails]
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Hoplocercus spinosus Fitzinger 1843 [weapontail]
G. Iguana Laurenti 1768 [iguana]
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Iguana delicatissima Laurent 1768 [West Indian iguana]
Iguana iguana Linneaus 1758 [Green iguana]
Subfm. Iguaninae Cope 1886
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G. †Armandisaurus Norell and de Queiroz 1991
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Armandisaurus explorator Norell and de Queiroz 1991
G. Dipsosaurus Hallowell 1854 [dessert iguana]
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis Baird and Girard 1852 [Desert iguana]
G. Phrynosoma Wiegmann 1828 [horned lizard]
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Phrynosoma anzaense Norell 1989
Phrynosoma asio Cope 1864 [Giant horned lizard]
Phrynosoma douglassii Bell 1828 [Short-horned lizard]
Phrynosoma modestum Girard 1852 [Roundtail horned lizard]
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Girard 1852 [Desert horned lizard]
G. †Pumilia Norell 1989
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Pumilia novaceki Norell 1989
G. Laemanctus Wiegmann 1834 [casquehead iguana]
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Laemanctus longipes Wiegmann 1834 [Eastern casquehead iguana]
Laemanctus serratus Cope 1864 [Serrated casquehead iguana]
G. Leiocephalus Gray 1827 [curly-tailed lizard]
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Leiocephalus barahonensis Schmidt 1921 [Barahona curlytail lizard]
Leiocephalus carinatus Gray 1827 [Northern curlytail lizard]
Leiocephalus personatus Cope 1863 [Haitian curlytail lizard]
G. Leiosaurus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Leiosaurus bardensis Gallardo 1961 [Southern anole]
Leiosaurus bellii Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Bell's anole]
Leiosaurus marellii Rusconi 1937
G. Morunasaurus Dunn 1933 [Lesser spinytail iguanas]
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Morunasaurus annularis O'Shaughnessy 1881 [Ringed spinytail iguana]
Morunasaurus grai Dunn 1933 [Dunn's spinytail iguana]
G. †Oreithyia Smith 2011
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Oreithyia oaklandi Smith 2011
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Invalid names: Orithyia oaklandi Smith 2011 [replaced]
Invalid names: Orithyia Smith 2011 [replaced]
G. †Paradipsosaurus Fries et al. 1955
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G. †Paranolis Smith 2011
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Paranolis delicatus Smith 2011
G. †Parasauromalus Gilmore 1928
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Parasauromalus olseni Gilmore 1928
G. Petrosaurus Boulenger 1885 [Rock lizards]
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Petrosaurus mearnsi Stejneger 1894 [Banded rock lizard]
Petrosaurus thalassinus Cope 1863 [Baja California rock lizard]
G. Phenacosaurus Barbour 1920 [Andes anoles]
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Phenacosaurus heterodermus Dumeril 1851 [Flat Andes anoles]
Subfm. †Phrynosomatinae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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G. †Tuberculacerta Smith 2006
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G. Pristidactylus D'Orbigny and Bibron 1847
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Pristidactylus achalensis Gallardo 1934 [Argentine anole]
Pristidactylus alvaroi Donoso-Barros 1975 [Alvaro's anole]
Pristidactylus casuhatiensis Gallardo 1968 [Casuhatien anole]
Pristidactylus fasciatus D'Orbigny and Bibron 1847 [D'Orbigny's banded anole]
Pristidactylus scapulatus Burmeister 1861 [Burmeister's anole]
Pristidactylus torquatus Montecinos Espinoza and Formas 1979 [Southern grumbler]
Pristidactylus valeriae Etheridge and Williams 1985
G. †Pristiguana Estes and Price 1973
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Pristiguana brasilensis Estes and Price 1973
G. †Proiguana Filhol 1876
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Invalid names: Proiguana loevidens Piton 1940 [nomen dubium]
G. †Queironius Smith 2011
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Queironius praelapsus Smith 2011
G. Sauromalus Duméril 1856 [chuckwalla]
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Sauromalus ater Dumeril 1856 [Northern chuckwalla]
Sauromalus obesus Baird 1858 [chuckwalla]
G. Sceloporus Wiegmann 1828 [spiny lizard]
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Sceloporus grammicus Wiegmann 1828 [Mesquite lizard]
Sceloporus magister Hallowell 1854 [Desert spiny lizard]
Sceloporus olivaceus Smith 1934 [Texas spiny lizard]
Sceloporus robustus Twente 1952
Sceloporus undulatus Bosc 1802 [eastern fence lizard]
Sceloporus variabilis Wiegmann 1834 [Rosebelly lizard]
G. †Suzanniwana Smith 2009
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Suzanniwana patriciana Smith 2009
Suzanniwana revenanta Smith and Gauthier 2013
G. †Swainiguanoides Sullivan 1982
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Swainiguanoides milleri Sullivan 1982
G. Uracentron Kaup 1827 [Thornytail iguanas]
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Uracentron azureum Linneaus 1758 [Green thornytail iguana]
Uracentron flaviceps Guichenot 1855 [Tropical thornytail iguana]
G. Uranoscodon Linneaus 1758 [Mophead iguana]
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Uranoscodon superciliosa Linneaus 1758 [Mophead iguana]
G. Urosaurus Hallowell 1854
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Urosaurus microscutatus Van Denburgh 1894 [Small-scaled lizard]
Urosaurus nigrocaudus Cope 1864 [Blacktail brush lizard]
G. Urostrophus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Steppe iguanas]
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Urostrophus vautieri Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Brazilian steppe iguana]
G. Uta Baird and Girard 1852 [side-blotched lizard]
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Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard 1852 [Side-blotched lizard]
G. †Xihaina Gao and Hou 1995
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Xihaina aquilonia Gao and Hou 1995
Invalid names: Corytophaninae Macey et al. 1997 [empty]
G. †Kopidosaurus Scarpetta 2020
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Kopidosaurus perplexus Scarpetta 2020
Fm. †Phrynosomatidae Fitzinger 1843
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G. †Desertiguana Alifanov 2013
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Desertiguana gobiensis Alifanov 2013
G. Uma Baird 1858
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]
Fm. Tropiduridae Bell 1843 [ground lizard]
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Subfm. Liolaeminae Frost and Etheridge 1989
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G. Ctenoblepharys Tschudi 1845
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G. Liolaemus Wiegmann 1834 [Tree iguanas]
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Liolaemus abaucan Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus alticolor Barbour 1909 [Brilliant tree iguana]
Liolaemus archeforus Donoso-Barros and Cei 1971 [Main tree iguana]
Liolaemus bellii Gray 1845
Liolaemus bitaeniatus Laurent 1984 [Striped tree iguana]
Liolaemus capillitas Hulse 1979 [Hulse's tree iguana]
Liolaemus cuyanus Cei and Scolaro 1980
Liolaemus dorbignyi Koslowsky 1898 [Dorbigny's tree iguana]
Liolaemus kingii Bell 1843 [King's tree iguana]
Liolaemus multicolor Koslowsky 1896 [Many-colored tree iguana]
Liolaemus nigriceps Philippi 1860 [Black tree iguana]
Liolaemus ornatus Koslowsky 1898 [Ornate tree iguana]
Liolaemus pictus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Painted tree iguana]
Liolaemus quilmes Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus robermertensi Hellmich 1964 [Robert's tree iguana]
Liolaemus salinicola Laurent 1986
Liolaemus saxatilis Avila et al. 1992
Liolaemus scapularis Laurent 1982 [Shoulder tree iguana]
Liolaemus signifer Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Zodiac tree iguana]
Liolaemus simonsi Boulenger 1885 [Simons' tree iguana]
Liolaemus wiegmanni Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Wiegmann's tree iguana]
Liolaemus zapallarensis Muller and Hellmich 1938 [Zapallaren tree iguana]
G. Phymaturus Gravenhorst 1838 [Mountain lizards]
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Phymaturus palluma Molina 1843 [High mountain lizard]
Phymaturus punae Cei 1983 [Cei's mountain lizard]
G. Microlophus Duméril and Bibron 1837 [lava lizard]
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Microlophus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Atacamen Pacific iguana]
Microlophus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Knobbed Pacific iguana]
Microlophus stolzmanni Steindachner 1901 [Stolzmann's Pacific iguana]
Microlophus theresioides Donoso-Barros 1966 [Small Pacific iguana]
G. Plica Gray 1831
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Plica plica Linneaus 1758 [Tree runner]
Plica umbra Linneaus 1758 [Harlequin racerunner]
G. Stenocercus Duméril and Bibron 1837
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Stenocercus roseiventrus D'Orbigny 1837 [Rose whorltail iguana]
G. Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied 1825
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Tropidurus amathites Rodrigues 1984 [Amathites lava lizard]
Tropidurus arenarius Tschudi 1845 [Tschudi's lava lizard]
Tropidurus atacamensis Donoso-Barros 1966 [Donoso's lava lizard]
Tropidurus bogerti Roze 1958 [Keeled lava lizard]
Tropidurus catalensis Gudyas 1983 [Catalen lava lizard]
Tropidurus etheridgei Cei 1982 [Etheridge's lava lizard]
Tropidurus grayi Bell 1843 [Gray's lava lizard]
Tropidurus heterolepis Wiegman 1834 [Many-scaled lava lizard]
Tropidurus hispidus Peters 1825 [Peters' lava lizard]
Tropidurus hygomi Reinhardt and Lutken 1861 [Reinhardt's lava lizard]
Tropidurus melanopleurus Boulenger 1902 [Black lava lizard]
Tropidurus nanuzae Rodrigues 1981 [Rodrigues' lava lizard]
Tropidurus occipitalis Peters 1871 [Brush lava lizard]
Tropidurus peruvianus Lesson 1826 [Peru lava lizard]
Tropidurus semitaeniatus Spix 1825 [Striped lava lizard]
Tropidurus spinulosus Cope 1862 [Spiny lava lizard]
Tropidurus torquatus Wied 1820 [Amazon lava lizard]
Tropidurus yanezi Ortiz 1981 [Yanez's lava lizard]
Invalid names: Crotaphytus oligocenicus Holman 1972 [nomen dubium]
Infraor. Typhlophthalmi Cope 1864
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Invalid names: Acontiidae Gray 1845 [empty]
Invalid names: Erichosaurus bombimaxila Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Erichosaurus debilis Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Erichosaurus diminutus Ameghino 1899 [nomen dubium], Thecaglossa Wagler [empty]
G. †Polrussia Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov 1991
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Polrussia mongoliensis Borsuk-Bialynicka and Alifanov 1991
Unr. †Temujiniidae Gauthier et al. 2012
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G. †Saichangurvel Conrad and Norell 2007
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Saichangurvel davidsoni Conrad and Norell 2007
G. †Temujinia Gao and Norell 2000
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Temujinia ellisoni Gao and Norell 2000
G. †Zapsosaurus Gao and Norell 2000
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Zapsosaurus sceliphros Gao and Norell 2000
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Holocene or 182.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 170.3 Ma

Collections (375 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian - Aalenian182.7 - 170.3India (Andhra Pradesh) Bharatagama rebbanensis (39673)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Xianglong zhaoi (115407)
Aptian - Campanian125.0 - 72.1Brazil (Paraná) Gueragama sulamericana (160057)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Mongolia (Övörkhangai Aymag) Priscagamidae indet. (77191)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Protodraco monocoli (154698)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Agamidae indet. (123113 178999)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Río Negro) Iguanidae indet. (55364)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Iguanidae indet. A, Cnephasaurus locustivorus (14425)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mongolia (Omnogov) Isodontosaurus gracilis (68522) Phrynosomimus asper (68520)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Magnuviator ovimonsensis (14453)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov Aimak) Mimeosaurus crassus, Isodontosaurus gracilis, Ctenomastax parva (68517) Mimeosaurus crassus, Isodontosaurus gracilis, Temujinia ellisoni, Priscagama gobiensis, Phrynosomimus asper, Saichangurvel davidsoni (37184)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Castilla y Leon) Scincomorpha indet. B (28406)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Isodontosaurus gracilis (45090) Isodontosaurus gracilis, Temujinia ellisoni, Zapsosaurus sceliphros (51033) Mimeosaurus crassus (37016) Mimeosaurus crassus, Isodontosaurus gracilis (46152) Mimeosaurus tugrikinensis, Flaviagama dzerzhinskii (118259)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Agamidae indet., Isodontosaurus gracilis, Priscagama gobiensis, Xihaina aquilonia, Pleurodontagama aenigmatodes (116292) Mimeosaurus crassus (118302) Mimeosaurus crassus, Anchaurosaurus gilmorei (118300) Mimeosaurus crassus, Priscagama gobiensis, Anchaurosaurus gilmorei (118301)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Iguanidae indet. (74660)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mongolia (Omnogov) Ctenomastax parva, Polrussia mongoliensis, Priscagama gobiensis (62913) Phrynosomimus asper (68518) Phrynosomimus asper, Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi, Morunasius modestus, Gladidenagama semiplena (11582) Polrussia mongoliensis, Igua minuta, Desertiguana gobiensis, Priscagama sp. (13776) Priscagama gobiensis, Pleurodontagama aenigmatodes, Cretagama bialynickae (13777)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Pariguana lancensis (14519)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Iguanidae indet. (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Pristiguana brasilensis (51628)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Iguanidae indet., Pristiguana sp. (58102)