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Iguana iguana (Green iguana)

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Iguana iguana was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant.

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-07-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Iguana iguana Linneaus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusIguanaLaurenti 1768
speciesiguanaLinneaus 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.

Iguana iguana Linneaus 1758 [Green iguana]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available