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Dracaena (caiman lizard)

Osteichthyes - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Dracaena was named by Daudin (1802). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tupinambini by Estes (1983); and to Teiidae by Carroll (1988), Guerin (1991), Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Dracaena Daudin
1983Dracaena Estes
1988Dracaena Carroll
1991Dracaena Guerin
1996Dracaena Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
—Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
genusDracaenaDaudin 1802

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. Dracaena Daudin 1802 [caiman lizard]
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†Dracaena colombiana Estes 1961
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Invalid names: Tupinambis huilensis Estes 1983 [synonym]
Dracaena guianensis Daudin 1802 [Guyana caiman lizard]
Dracaena paraguayensis Amaral 1950 [Paraguay caiman lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Laventan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia Paradracaena colombiana (13758)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Dracaena colombiana (133648 136211 143789) Paradracaena colombiana (186607 186608 186610 186664 186675 186787 187944 187945 187946 187947 187949 187951)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Paradracaena colombiana (13682 13684 13687 13739 13743 13749 13750)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Dracaena sp. (136714)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Dracaena sp. (71334)