Tupinambis Daudin 1802 (tegu)

Reptilia - Squamata

Synonyms: Diasemosaurus Ameghino 1898, Dibolosodon Ameghino 1898

Parent taxon: Lacertilia according to R. Estes 1983

See also Carroll 1988, Estes 1961, Fernicola and Albino 2012, Frank and Ramus 1996 and Rovereto 1914

Sister taxa: Araeosaurus, Changjiangidae, Costasaurus, Cremastosaurus, Cremastosaurus rhambastes, Diacium, Dicarlesia, Durotrigia, Francosaurophis, Iguanavus, Kionocrania, Natantia, Ophiosauri, Oxia, Paraprionosaurus, Repentia, Rhiptoglossa, Sauromorus, Tarratosaurus, Teilhardosaurus

Subtaxa: Diasemosaurus occidentalis Dibolosodon typicus Tupinambis brevirostris Tupinambis multidentatus Tupinambis prerufescens Tupinambis preteguixin Tupinambis rufescens Tupinambis teguixin

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (2)

• Pliocene of Argentina (2), Venezuela (1)

• Montehermosan of Argentina (6)

• Miocene of Argentina (6), Colombia (2)

Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences

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