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Teius (Four-toed tegus)

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Teius was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Teiidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Teiinae by Harvey et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Teius Merrem
1996Teius Frank and Ramus
2012Teius Harvey et al.

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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
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
subfamilyTeiinae
genusTeiusMerrem 1820

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.

G. Teius Merrem 1820 [Four-toed tegus]
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Teius teyou Daudin 1802 [Four-toed tegus]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available