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Leiocephalus carinatus (Northern curlytail lizard)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Leiocephalus carinatus was named by Gray (1827). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Leiocephalus carinatus Gray
1994Leiocephalus carinatus Morgan p. 474

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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()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusLeiocephalusGray 1827
speciescarinatusGray 1827

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.

Leiocephalus carinatus Gray 1827 [Northern curlytail lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:07
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:41:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Leiocephalus carinatus (144649)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac) Leiocephalus carinatus (210541)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cayman Islands (Grand Cayman) Leiocephalus carinatus (210532)