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Iguanidae

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Iguanidae Oppel
1871Iguanidae Cope p. 236
1875Iguanidae Cope p. 18
1890Iguanidae Zittel p. 607
1898Iguanidae Gadow p. 25
1902Iguanidae Hay p. 474
1928Iguanidae Gilmore p. 14
1928Iguanidae Perrier p. 3094
1930Iguanidae Hay p. 245
1946Iguanidae Kuhn p. 61
1961Iguanidae Estes p. 8 fig. 5
1963Iguanidae Cocude-Michel
1966Iguanidae Kuhn p. 49
1975Iguanidae Seiffert p. 10
1983Iguanidae Estes
1988Iguanidae Carroll
1988Iguanidae Estes et al.
1989Iguanidae Norell
1993Iguanidae Alifanov p. 12
1996Iguanidae Frank and Ramus
1996Iguanidae Gao and Fox p. 13
1996Iguanidae Gao and Hou p. 580
2000Iguanidae Lee and Caldwell
2006Iguanidae Smith p. 5
2007Iguanidae Conrad and Norell fig. 19
2007Iguanidae Conrad et al. p. 1370

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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()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811

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.

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]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Caractères des AGAMIDÆ, mais pleurodontes. Tous de l'Amérique, sauf les genres Chalarodon, Peters et Hoplurus, Guvier, de Madagascar et Brachylophus, Cuvier, des îles Fidji. La famille la plus nombreuse en genres (50) de tous les Sauriens.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 99.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (206 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Argentina (Río Negro) Iguanidae indet. (55364)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Iguanidae indet. A, Cnephasaurus locustivorus (14425)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Spain (Castilla y Leon) Scincomorpha indet. B (28406)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6China (Nei Mongol) Xihaina aquilonia (116292)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Iguanidae indet. (74660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Iguanidae indet. (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Iguanidae indet., Pristiguana sp. (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Pristiguana brasilensis (51628)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Swainiguanoides sp. (14805)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Iguanidae indet. (13501 49076)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Swainiguanoides milleri (14886)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) Parasauromalus paleocenicus (74643)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain (Lleida) Geiseltaliellus sp. (142031) Iguanidae indet. (187320)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Iguanidae indet. (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Geiseltaliellus sp., Geiseltaliellus longicaudus (35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Geiseltaliellus louisi (35535 35539)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) Geiseltaliellus sp. (182641)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) I. sp. A, I. sp. B, I. sp.C, Parasauromalus sp. (15917)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Parasauromalus sp., Suzanniwana sp., Anolbanolis sp., Suzanniwana revenanta, Paranolis sp. (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Swainiguanoides milleri (15453)