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Taxonomy
Sceloporus was named by Wiegmann (1828). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Yatkola (1976), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Yatkola (1976), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Sceloporus Wiegmann |
| 1875 | Sceloporus Cope p. 48 |
| 1976 | Sceloporus Yatkola p. 650 |
| 1983 | Sceloporus Estes |
| 1988 | Sceloporus Carroll |
| 1996 | Sceloporus 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. 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available