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Uta (side-blotched lizard)

Reptilia - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Uta was named by Baird and Girard (1852). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Cope (1875), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Uta Baird and Girard
1875Uta Cope p. 48
1983Uta Estes
1988Uta Carroll
1996Uta Frank and Ramus

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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
genusUtaBaird and Girard 1852

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. Uta Baird and Girard 1852 [side-blotched lizard]
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Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard 1852 [Side-blotched lizard]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.80000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.3 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Uta stansburiana (20176)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Uta sp. (84880)