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Polychrus

Reptilia - Polychrotidae

Taxonomy
Polychrus was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Polychrotinae by Smith (2006); and to Polychrotidae by Conrad et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Polychrus Merrem
1996Polychrus Frank and Ramus
2006Polychrus Smith p. 5
2007Polychrus 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)
familyPolychrotidae(Macey et al. 1997)
genusPolychrusMerrem 1820

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. Polychrus Merrem 1820
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Polychrus acutirostris Spix 1825 [Brazilian bush anole]
Polychrus femoralis Werner 1910 [Werner's bush anole]
Polychrus gutturosus Berthold 1846 [Berthold's bush anole]
Polychrus liogaster Boulenger 1908 [Boulenger's bush anole]
Polychrus marmoratus Linneaus 1758 [Many-colored bush anole]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available