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Taxonomy
Iguana was named by Laurenti (1768). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1768 | Iguana Laurenti |
| 1983 | Iguana Estes |
| 1988 | Iguana Carroll |
| 1996 | Iguana Frank and Ramus |
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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. Iguana Laurenti 1768 [iguana]
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Iguana delicatissima Laurent 1768 [West Indian iguana]
Iguana iguana Linneaus 1758 [Green iguana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Evans and Manabe 2008 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Barbados (Saint Philip) | Iguana iguana (227159) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Anguilla | Iguana delicatissima (190746) |