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Liolaemus (Tree iguanas)
Taxonomy
Liolaemus was named by Wiegmann (1834). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Liolaeminae by Etheridge and Espinosa (2000).
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Liolaeminae by Etheridge and Espinosa (2000).
Species
L. abaucan, L. alticolor, L. archeforus, L. bellii, L. bitaeniatus, L. capillitas, L. cuyanus, L. dorbignyi, L. famatinae, L. huacahuasicus, L. kingii, L. multicolor, L. nigriceps, L. ornatus, L. pictus, L. pseudoanomalus, L. quilmes, L. robermertensi, L. salinicola, L. saxatilis, L. scapularis, L. signifer, L. simonsi, L. wiegmanni, L. zapallarensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Liolaemus Wiegmann |
| 1996 | Liolaemus Frank and Ramus |
| 2000 | Liolaemus Etheridge and Espinosa |
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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. Liolaemus Wiegmann 1834 [Tree iguanas]
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Liolaemus abaucan Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus alticolor Barbour 1909 [Brilliant tree iguana]
Liolaemus archeforus Donoso-Barros and Cei 1971 [Main tree iguana]
Liolaemus bellii Gray 1845
Liolaemus bitaeniatus Laurent 1984 [Striped tree iguana]
Liolaemus capillitas Hulse 1979 [Hulse's tree iguana]
Liolaemus cuyanus Cei and Scolaro 1980
Liolaemus dorbignyi Koslowsky 1898 [Dorbigny's tree iguana]
Liolaemus famatinae Cei 1980
Liolaemus huacahuasicus Laurent 1985
Liolaemus kingii Bell 1843 [King's tree iguana]
Liolaemus multicolor Koslowsky 1896 [Many-colored tree iguana]
Liolaemus nigriceps Philippi 1860 [Black tree iguana]
Liolaemus ornatus Koslowsky 1898 [Ornate tree iguana]
Liolaemus pictus Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Painted tree iguana]
Liolaemus pseudoanomalus Cei 1981
Liolaemus quilmes Etheridge 1993
Liolaemus robermertensi Hellmich 1964 [Robert's tree iguana]
Liolaemus salinicola Laurent 1986
Liolaemus saxatilis Avila et al. 1992
Liolaemus scapularis Laurent 1982 [Shoulder tree iguana]
Liolaemus signifer Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Zodiac tree iguana]
Liolaemus simonsi Boulenger 1885 [Simons' tree iguana]
Liolaemus wiegmanni Dumeril and Bibron 1837 [Wiegmann's tree iguana]
Liolaemus zapallarensis Muller and Hellmich 1938 [Zapallaren tree iguana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chapadmalalan or 4.00000 to 3.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.0 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chapadmalalan | Argentina (Córdoba) | Liolaemus sp. (197905) |