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Tupinambis teguixin

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Tupinambis teguixin was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. merianae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Tupinambis teguixin Linnaeus
1961Tupinambis teguixin Estes p. 2 fig. 1

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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()
suborderLacertilia(Owen 1842)
genusTupinambisDaudin 1802
speciesteguixinLinnaeus 1758

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.

Tupinambis teguixin Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
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